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CNET News: Linux Lab Hires Lawyers for Torvalds

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Stephen Shankland
Nov 14, 2003

“The Open Source Development Lab will pay its law firm to
represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder and
leader who this week was subpoenaed in connection with a $3 billion
suit against IBM…

“‘OSDL has agreed to fund legal representation for Torvalds and
any other employees of the lab who may become involved in the
litigation,’ the consortium said in a statement it planned to
release on Friday…”

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