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		kragen on May 20, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Welcome to Libera Chat Who owns the United States? Who owns Linux?

ryanlol on May 21, 2021 [–]

>Who owns the United States?

This is a legal entity that owns itself.

>Who owns Linux?

Linux Mark Institute owns the trademark, contributors own the copyright to their code.

This is not a complicated question.

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