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NewsForge: Patent Reform Panel Visits Hamilton LUG

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 9, 2006

“Hamilton, Ontario, Linux and open source enthusiasts were
privileged to hear former Red Hat CEO Bob Young, author and Unix
historian Peter Salus, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Ren
Bucholz banter about SCO vs. Linux and other patent and copyright
issues at a meeting of the Hamilton Linux User Group last week.
Outside of the discussion that went on, there were interesting
dynamics among the speakers and also between the panel and
audience.

“The bantering and jokes meant that the meeting about SCO, which
has been trying to sue companies who use Linux for copyright
infringement, was upbeat…”

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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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