In a bizarre twist of fate for the burgeoning Linux community, the U.S. Department of Justice has banned Linux software from the United States. The ruling comes after Darl McBride, CEO of SCO Group, and Linus Torvalds, original developer of the Linux kernel, agreed to arm wrestle over the disputed code in lieu of seeking a court ruling. The arm wrestling match was held last night in Dodger Stadium here in Los Angeles before a packed crowd of mostly bespectacled onlookers.
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DOJ Bans Linux from US in Wake of iWidget Brouhaha
Posted by: Kirk L. Kroeker April 1, 2004 06:35 AMIn a bizarre twist of fate for the burgeoning Linux community, the U.S. Department of Justice has banned Linux software from the United States. The ruling comes after Darl McBride, CEO of SCO Group, and Linus Torvalds, original developer of the Linux kernel, agreed to arm wrestle over the disputed code in lieu of seeking a court ruling. The arm wrestling match was held last night in Dodger Stadium here in Los Angeles before a packed crowd of mostly bespectacled onlookers.