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Windows95Man to represent Finland in Eurovision. Linus Torvalds must be so disappointed
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Context: the creator of Linux is from Finland
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2024
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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.
just dress up as john hodgman instead
But Linux is a registered trademark, too.
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
ReactOSman
Windows95man in the streets, Linuxman in the sheets.
He'll resolve all your dependencies
But if you piss him off, he'll turn right back into Windows95man and send you into DLL-hell.
Now that's actually arousing.
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