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No kernel patches in a while?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 1998

Article: IBM wants to “clean up the license” of Linux – that’s
been the major topic of discussion for the past few days on the
linux-kernel mailing list.

When Aaron Lehmann (aaronl@vitelus.com) posted the first message
to the list, I don’t think he was prepared for the onslaught of
discussion that would ensue.

Here is the
original post
. You can read the follow-ups at
this page
.

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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