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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

The Linux Foundation has become a patent troll

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The Linux Foundation has become a patent troll

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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Steve Lord (@[email protected])

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Attached: 1 image Hey @[email protected] why are you sending takedowns on redbubble for generic Unix terms and project names you don't own?

It seems that the Linux Foundation has decided that both “systemd” and “segmentation fault” (lol?) are trademarked by them.

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Yes, but some funding for Linux (some of which goes directly to Torvalds) comes from the Linux Foundation, so why would he?

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