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Windows95Man to represent Finland in Eurovision. Linus Torvalds must be so disappointed (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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Context: the creator of Linux is from Finland

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[–] 114 points 2 years ago (5 children)

He won't be allowed to perform at Eurovision with the Windows 95 name/trademark/logo, so it would be hilarious if he switches to a name like Linuxman during it.

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  • [–] 67 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Windows95man in the streets, Linuxman in the sheets.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    He'll resolve all your dependencies

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago

    It's still unclear if he's allowed to use the logo and such. The national broadcaster Yle (which itself has a strict policy against advertising) allowed it in the national show and argued that (quote) "Windows 95 is no longer a protected trademark today. The product is hardly used by anyone anymore. Thus the name and the costume are allowed"

    But EBU might have a different stance ofc

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