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Australian Linux Trademark Holds Water

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the trademarks-hard-at-work dept.

Seft writes "The Inquirer is running a story in response to the recent Linux trademark news in Australia which was previously covered on Slashdot. The story was dismissed as a hoax by many, but now it seems that Linus Torvalds is dead serious." John 'Maddog' Hall stated for the article that the move was not about getting a slice of anyone's action but purely to protect the quality of products that utilize the Linux name.

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  1. Another IMDB... by Alomex · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, looks line Linux is about to pull an IMDB on us and start making money on the volunteers work. IMHO all successful open source projects will eventually end up being comercially owned and operated one way or another. The temptation is too big and the number of people who would like to profit from it is just too large.