Proposta di Red Hat: il Software Patent Commons potrebbe garantire la condivisione degli aspetti innovativi tra i programmatori, senza i lacci dei brevetti.
Il sito dedicato ne parla: http://patentcommons.org/
"The Patent Commons Project is dedicated to documenting the boundaries of The Commons -- a preserve where developers and users of software can innovate, collaborate, and access patent resources in an environment of enhanced safety, protected by pledges of support made by holders of software patents."