GNOME resolves Rothschild patent suit

The patent suit filed against the GNOMEFoundation last September hasnow been resolved. "In this walk-away settlement, GNOME receivesa release and covenant not to be sued for any patent held by RothschildPatent Imaging. Further, both Rothschild Patent Imaging and LeighRothschild are granting a release and covenant to any software that isreleased under an existing Open Source Initiative approved license (andsubsequent versions thereof), including for the entire Rothschild portfolioof patents, to the extent such software forms a material part of theinfringement allegation." There is no mention of what thefoundation had to give - if anything - for this settlement,