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Changes at the Linux Mark InstituteChanges at the Linux Mark InstitutePosted Jun 23, 2005 17:44 UTC (Thu) by mmarsh (subscriber, #17029)Parent article: Changes at the Linux Mark Institute
I'm all for openness in terms of keeping the community apprised of how the Linux license is being used. That shouldn't extend to participation in decision-making, however. Linux is Linus' trademark, and how it's managed is entirely up to him and those he's chosen to advise and assist him in that regard. If he *wants* to open the management up to greater community involvement, that is of course his right. I don't see it as being helpful, though.
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Changes at the Linux Mark Institute Posted Jun 24, 2005 23:56 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510) [Link] It's absurd to believe that Linus is the only stake-holder in this. For better or worse, the name gets carried along with the Free Software, and it makes sense for the licensing of the name to accomodate the existing paradigms of distribution for reputable free software distributions of Linux that have used the name for more than 11 years now.Bruce
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