I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with la…

Linus Torvalds
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I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. ✨ Leader of the Free World by Gary Rivlin, www.wired.com. November 01, 2003.
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I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. ✨ Leader of the Free World by Gary Rivlin, www.wired.com. November 01, 2003.

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