Home » PostsMicrosoft open-sources 60,000 patents to protect LinuxMicrosoft has joined the Open Invention Network ("OIN"), an open-source group dedicated to protecting Linux and other open-source software programsOctober 13, 2018 · 1 min · 16 words · Andrea FuentesFounded in 2005, OINs mission has been to protect Linux developers from patent lawsuits.source: www.techworm.net