Linus Torvalds isnt worried about Microsoft taking over Linux

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" And, these days, a great deal of Linux work starts by scratching a companys itch. In the most recent 2017 State of Linux Kernel Development report, those companies are, in order: Intel, Red Hat, Linaro, IBM. Besides the proof of Microsoft working on the code, Torvald thinks its interesting "how Microsoft went from basically extorting licensing for FAT (patents) from Android vendors to now making all the patents available. "So a lot of what you see at the top, and what comes out of the Linux Foundation, is driven by the larger companies. " Bottomley concluded: "So it doesnt matter if Microsoft has a competing agenda to Red Hat or IBM or anybody else.

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