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“One of Australia’s most recognised Linux developers, Dr Andrew
Tridgell, has attacked the proposed Australia-US Free Trade
Agreement (FTA), claiming it could pit local open source developers
against Microsoft in a ‘patent war.’“Representing Linux Australia, Dr Tridgell on Wednesday joined
trade union, social services, health and arts representatives at a
press conference to call on the Senate to block the impending
legislation…”
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