Yann Dietrich is general counsel with LiMo Foundation (http://www.limofoundation.org), an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Yann joined LiMo in 2007 after serving as head of the legal department of the France Telecom/Orange IP and licensing division and EMEA chief IP counsel for Intel. He teaches IP and licensing at universities in France and the United Kingdom and chaired the IPR group of the European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association (EICTA) over the last two years.
Why is the “collaborative source” development approach uniquely
suited and required to drive innovation in the mobile-communications software
stack? What are the early fruits of its impact?
Out of the principles of open source and the particular market and legal
constraints of the telecom world, a best-of-two-worlds approach is being
forged: the collaborative source development model that is spawning overdue
innovation in mobile. Openness in development, networks, and devices is
encouraging wider, collaborative participation in accurately assessing
real-world requirements and honing effective software solutions. At the same
time – in an industry that until very recently was fully focused on
proprietary software and heavily engaged in patents discussions,... (more)
Yann Dietrich is general counsel with LiMo Foundation (http://www.limofoundation.org), an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Yann joined LiMo in 2007 after serving as head of the legal department of the France Telecom/Orange IP and licensing division and EMEA chief IP counsel for Intel. He teaches IP and licensing at universities in France and the United Kingdom and chaired the IPR group of the European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association (EICTA) over the last two years.
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