“The IoT heralds new products and services for consumers, and the IIoT will do the same but by reshaping the industrial production landscape,” says Keith Bergelt, CEO of the Open Invention Network. “The vast majority of IoT and IIoT platforms use embedded Linux. The massive amounts of data generated by these devices are processed with open-source solutions like Hadoop, running Linux servers on x86 machines. The IoT and its core innovations rely heavily on open source. We greatly appreciate Moxa’s leadership in joining OIN and supporting patent non-aggression in Linux and other upcoming open-source technologies.”
“The IIoT is rewriting the industrial landscape, improving productivity and boosting operational efficiency, as well as increasing customer choice. That’s why we see Linux and other open-source projects as key elements in the IIoT,” says Peter Kohlschmidt, Chief Technology Officer at Moxa. “The success of the IIoT relies on the ability to connect and manage widely distributed sensors and devices across many vertical industries, and efficiently process data at an industrial scale. We help our customers by developing an innovative Linux distribution for industry that enables them to perform these activities. By joining OIN, we demonstrate our commitment to building an open-source interoperability platform at an industrial level with the goal of providing secure, reliable, and sustainable features, and we back it up with a non-aggression patent pledge.”
The OIN community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and related open-source technologies through cross-licensing Linux System based on a copyright-free system. OIN patents are also licensed without copyright for any organization that agrees not to enforce their patents against the Linux system. The OIN license can be signed online at http://www.j-oin.net.
