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OSRM Declares Linux Free of Copyright Violations

Posted by timothy on from the but-they-don't-get-to-end-the-whole-circus dept.

tmu writes "According to a recent press release, the Linux 2.4 and 2.6 kernels are free of any code that violate copyrights. OSRM, the new startup formed by Daniel Egger and including groklaw founder Pamela Jones, completed a 6-month review of all code in both kernels. They must be pretty confident of the results, because they're offering product liability insurance to both developers and users."

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  1. Re:Backed with the foundation of a house of cards. by greendoggg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Often with "regular" insurance companies, the insurance company itself gets insurance in case something catstrophic happens and it can't handle all the claims. In fact, I think it might be required by law for some things (but I'm not very sure about that). So if this company is backed by someone with really big bucks, that would be sufficient.

  2. I thought by snakattak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    we figured this out last year.

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