[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“Due to the fact that Linux is free software and belongs to
no-one, it is often assumed that Linux is ‘surrounded by legal
uncertainties.’“However, Linux is no more or less prone to legal uncertainties,
by which we usually mean potential patent infringements, than any
other software application or platform. The problem is not the
software nor the license, but the legal framework within which the
software industry operates…”
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