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IT-Analysis: …The GPL and the Litigious Cherokee

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 30, 2005

“I’m not sure if this involves a conspiracy theory or not, but
it certainly looks wacky from where I’m standing–and who knows, it
could turn into a saga…

“According to reliable sources, Jeff Merkey used to be chief
scientist at Novell and wrote some neat software including
NetWare’s SMP kernel. Reportedly, ‘he used to come to meetings with
a live iguana perched on his shoulder’ which I regard as fairly
typical behaviour for a talented software engineer…”

Complete
Story
[Digest article. Scroll down to see relevant section.
-BKP]

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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