ZDNet Australia: Torvalds in Renewed Aust Linux Trademark Push

"A lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds has written to Australian Linux vendors asking them to relinquish any legal claim to the name Linux and purchase a licence for its use from the worldwide trademark owner.

"The 28 July letter from Perth lawyer Jeremy Malcolm--posted online--asks vendors to either confirm they had already purchased a licence from the Linux Mark Institute (LMI) to use the term or sign a statutory declaration waiving any claim to exclusive rights to its use..."

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