Microsoft letting patents move to Linux firms

mnmlst writes: "The Wall Street Journal (registration required) reports on a move of some controversial patents away from Microsoft and towards Linux supporters — IBM, Red Hat, and Sony. Another version of the article can be found here. The transaction is being facilitated by the Open Invention Network which keeps such patents from falling into the hands of "patent trolls". Many Slashdotters should appreciate this link from the OIN website, Linux Defenders Is this another sign of a "kinder, gentler Microsoft"?"