# IBM Heads to Open Source

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ibm-heads-to-open-source/75732
**Category:** random
**Created:** [January 11, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ibm-heads-to-open-source/75732 "2005-01-11T20:41:04Z")
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### Author: ![Maizoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Maizoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maizoon)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ibm-heads-to-open-source/75732/1 "2005-01-11T20:41:04Z")

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IBM plans on opening 500 of there patents for free use.

[http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66237,00.html?tw=wn\_tophead\_4](http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,66237,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4)