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Linus Torvalds Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 16, 2007

“Linus Torvalds, lead developer of the Linux kernel, has a sharp
retort to Microsoft executives’ statements in a Fortune magazine
article that Linux and other open-source code violate 235 Microsoft
patents.

“‘It’s certainly a lot more likely that Microsoft violates
patents than Linux does,’ said Torvalds, holder of the Linux
trademark. If the source code for Windows could be subjected to the
same critical review that Linux has been, Microsoft would find
itself in violation of patents held by other companies, said
Torvalds…”


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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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