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Patents biggest threat to free software
Samba developer Andrew Tridgell reckons the open source community is poor at fighting patent attacks, but says things could improve with a change in strategy.
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75% of Linux code now written by paid developers
Forget lofty ideals about the open-source community: most Linux kernel code is written by paid developers at major corporations.
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LINUX MASCOT: Tux to make way for Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian Devil is in danger of extinction and the Linux community is doing its part to prevent that from happening.
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IN PICS: Linus Torvalds shaves open source legend down to size
When the IBM PC was first released, open source legend Bdale Garbee started growing his beard. Today, Linus Torvalds proved open source is "free, as in beard" and cut it off.
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Wikipedia readies for print encyclopedia sales
Wikipedia is likely to start offering print books of its most popular articles, as the Wikimedia Foundation explores ways to diversify its funding and increase its reach.
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Linus Torvalds on regression, laziness and having his code rejected
Want to know what happens if you suggest a way to fix Linux that might solve a major difficulty, but also introduce new problems? To quote Linus Torvalds: " I laugh in your face!"
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