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internetnews.com: Trademarking Linux: Some Pay License Fee, Some Don’t

Written By
SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Aug 23, 2005

[ Thanks to tk421 for this link.
]

“Should companies be paying a license fee for the use of the
Linux trademark?

“Red Hat, the number one Linux distributor, said it does not.
Novell, the number two Linux distro, said it does.

“Five years after Linus Torvalds and his supporters began to
take steps to protect the Linux trademark, the issue has arisen
again…”

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SMK

Sean Michael Kerner

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