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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by yencabulator on Friday April 29, 2022 @04:25PM (#31210193)
Uhh, the Linux Foundation is a non-profit that sponsors people to work on Linux the kernel. How's that possible then?
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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by throwaway82652 on Friday April 29, 2022 @04:32PM (#31210263)
That's an extremely small percentage, most Linux developers aren't sponsored by the Linux Foundation. The majority of their expenses go towards events and training.
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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by yencabulator on Friday April 29, 2022 @05:46PM (#31210919)
So you're saying it's a question of the threshold of "substantial". Okay, I can believe that.
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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by throwaway82652 on Friday April 29, 2022 @06:00PM (#31211063)
Not really, the question is how the organization is classified. Linux Foundation is a 501(c)(6) so they can sponsor some people but it's only for the purposes of furthering "common business interests" and not for profit.
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