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Torvalds Says Linux IP Is Sound

Posted by timothy on from the dear-darl-let's-call-him dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "In an interview with CRN, Linus Torvalds says he's confident there won't be any IP problems discovered in Linux. In fact, Torvalds, says he was extra careful with issues like the IBM Read Copy Update code."

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  1. Whew by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

    What a relief. It would really suck to have to switch back to IPX after all these years.

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  2. Please [gG]od by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    make the TCP/IP jokes stop, please!

    1. Re:Please [gG]od by El · · Score: 5, Funny

      In other news, RIAA says sound is IP!

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    2. Re:Please [gG]od by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

      "make the TCP/IP jokes stop, please! "

      No no no, everybody make your jokes about IP, freely!

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  3. Torvalds Says Linux IP Is 'sound'!? by wackybrit · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Linux intellectual property is really sound, and not code? Oh great, now the RIAA are gunna bust our nuts for distributing Linux for free!

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  4. If linux is sound.... by Keebler71 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then if it falls in the forest does anyone hear it?

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    1. Re:If linux is sound.... by Jad+LaFields · · Score: 5, Funny

      Depends on what version you have. The pre 2.6s have a much louder forestfall property, and so can be heard better.

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  5. And how would he know for sure, you ask? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because he's one baaaad computer hackin' mutha fucka.

  6. The circle is complete by Fux+the+Pengiun · · Score: 5, Funny

    About time this came back around. I've been playing this throught my head over and over again, every time this SCO thing comes up, and finally we see the way it really works out.

    See, we know SCO is like Darth Vader, and Microsoft is like the Emperor, pulling his strings. Now, we always thought IBM was Luke, kind of, in that they're the ones having to fight off Vader, but I couldn't quite figure out who Linus was. At first, I figured he was Han Solo, with the helping and the fighting and all, and Alan Cox is obviously Chewbacca (just check the hair).

    But now I think we see that Linus is really a mix of Obi-Wan and Yoda, because he's helping and guiding, but not really fighting himself. At least I thought he was Yoda, just except for the lying (I mean, wtf didn't Yoda ever tell Luke SCO was his father?) but now we see Obi-Wan taking a more active role, actually standing up to SCO! So we're at the "full circle" part, where Linus tells SCO that if he strikes him down (i.e., inspects the code) he'll become more powerful (i.e. open sourced and GPL protected) than he can possibly imagine.

    See, now it all makes sense! Now we just need Luke (IBM) to blow up the "Death Star" (frivilous lawsuits) with a proton torpedo (the GPL) shot down an "exhaust tube" (an exhaust tube). I hope that cleared it all up for everybody.

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    1. Re:The circle is complete by debrain · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think SCO is more like Jar Jar. You just wish it would shut its trap.

  7. Re:Torvald's isn't a lawyer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am your boss at a major Fortune 500 company. You are fired.

  8. Re:yes, but by Gleng · · Score: 5, Funny
    what does it sound like?

    cat /boot/vmlinuz* > /dev/audio

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  9. Re:nice put-down by MrRage · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well maybe he means that there business was in an epsilon-neighborhood of 0.