rhabarba@feddit.de to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoThe Linux Foundation has become a patent trollbladerunner.socialexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down178file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkThe Linux Foundation has become a patent trollbladerunner.socialrhabarba@feddit.de to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square72fedilinkfile-text
It seems that the Linux Foundation has decided that both “systemd” and “segmentation fault” (lol?) are trademarked by them.
minus-squareDrito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months ago“Linux” is owned by Linus Torvalds. Can he ask this foundation to change its name ?
minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYes, but some funding for Linux (some of which goes directly to Torvalds) comes from the Linux Foundation, so why would he?
“Linux” is owned by Linus Torvalds. Can he ask this foundation to change its name ?
Yes, but some funding for Linux (some of which goes directly to Torvalds) comes from the Linux Foundation, so why would he?