What Is Linux Owned by?
Contents Who “Owns” Linux? by Virtue of Its Open Source Licensing, Linux Is Freely Available to Anyone. However, the Trademark on the Name “Linux” Rests with...
Who “owns” Linux? By virtue of its open source licensing, Linux is freely available to anyone. However, the trademark on the name “Linux” rests with its creator, Linus Torvalds. The source code for Linux is under copyright by its many individual authors, and licensed under the GPLv2 license.
Who is Linux OS owned by?
Linux
| Tux the penguin, mascot of Linux | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Community Linus Torvalds |
| Default user interface | Unix shell |
| License | GPLv2 and others (the name “Linux” is a trademark) |
| Official website | |
Is Linux OS owned by IBM?
In January 2000, IBM announced that it was adopting Linux and would support it with IBM servers, software and services. … In 2011, Linux is a fundamental component of IBM business—embedded deeply in hardware, software, services and internal development.
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