Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th Aug 2005 18:44 UTC
More than 90 Australian companies have been asked to pay a licence fee for Linux software in a move apparently backed by Linus Torvalds. Letters demanding US$5000 for use of the Linux name were originally dismissed as a hoax. But according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Linus Torvalds is dead serious.
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While we may need a retard figure, since when is it OK to charge a lot for something if big companies can afford it? What if I'm just one person that wants to start my own distro? There's no way I could afford the $5,000 so I can compete with people like Red Hat and Novel. A part of Linux's freedom has been the freedom for any one person to take things into their own hands and fork. It would be pretty dumb to create a fork of something and not be allowed to use its name. If I start a Linux-based distro, it would be pretty helpful if I could use the word "Linux" in its name.
You are an idiot. I don't normally call names, but seriously, you are. You are so fucking lazy and stupid that you can't even research before posting your drivel and crap. If you did take the 30 god damn seconds requird to view the fees page at linuxmark.org, you would see that you would be charged $200, not $5000. And by contacting LMI, you can have the fees lowered even more.
Why are there so many brain-dead people in this world???