KNOPPIX closes because Europe passes software IP laws

[Peter L. Peres]

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Peter L. Peres wrote:

>
> On Sat, 5 Dec 2003, Matthew Rice wrote:
>
> > patents concern _could_ cause companies and orgs [like knoppix] to shut down.
>
> That page should have contained download links and such. It does not (or
> not anymore).

And I want to add that this is the first Linux company that pulled a linux
product for fear of patents. (I secretly hope that they did it for
bandwidth reasons and low returns reasons although knoppix certainly put
a previously unheard-of company on the map).

Peter
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