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Submission by Cpt. Tako

This Microsoft press release reports that the company has successfully acquired the rights to the trademark “Linux” from uberhacker Linus Torvalds, the original developer of the operating system’s kernel. The normally staid Torvalds appeared jubilant as he left the San Jose central office of Wells Fargo Bank. When interviewed in LinuxToday and asked about the sale, Torvalds commented: “Hey guys, a billion dollars is a billion dollars. You’re taking this whole thing way to seriously. I mean christ, If I had known that that stupid kernal was going to take over my life, I never would have posted it.”