ZDNet Australia: Linux Trademark Letter Result Pleases Lawyer

[ Thanks to Jason Greenwood for this link. ]

"A lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds has hailed as 'favourable' the fact one in nine Australian vendors targeted by a letter campaign asking them to relinquish any legal claim to the 'Linux' name have agreed to do so.

"Jeremy Malcolm, the Perth-based lawyer who sent the letter out late last month, told ZDNet Australia more than 10 percent of the 90-odd organisations which received the letter had signed and returned the statutory declaration attached..."

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