Re: [OSS] Think-tank report lays into Linux

Hi Vern,

> Think-tank report lays into Linux
> Guess what? Organisation is funded by Microsoft
>
> By Matthew Broersma, Techworld
>
> Open-source software may be a legal time-bomb waiting to
> explode into a torrent of lawsuits, according to a new study
> from the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (ADTI).
>...
> Brown's 2004 report alleged that credit for the origin of
> Linux should go to projects such as Minix, authored by
> Andrew Tanenbaum. That report drew criticism from many
> quarters, including Tanenbaum himself. "My conclusion is
> that Ken Brown doesn't have a clue what he is talking
> about," Tanenbaum wrote in a web posting at the time.

I'm with Tannenbaum on this report as well.

Cheers,

Rob
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