“The Washington think tank responsible for ‘Linux aids
terrorism’ claims two years ago is at it again. The Alexis de
Tocqueville Institution is now casting doubt on Linus Torvalds’
authorship of Linux, and implying that it’s a knock-off of
Unix.“ADTI’s latest atrocity appears to be following the pattern of
the previous, where highly-spun and contentious pre-publicity
preceded the publication of a decidedly rickety report. This time
we have only a press release headed ‘Torvalds claim to ‘invent’
Linux probably false, says new study,’ and the promise that the
study itself will begin to emerge on 20 May, when it will take the
form of a ‘series of excerpts’ from a forthcoming book by AdTI
president Kenneth Brown…”
The Register: Alien Puppet Linus Swiped Linux from SCO, Says Balanced Study
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