Linus Explains Linux Trademark Issues (Score 1)

Our site linuxsoft.net ran from April of last year until early summer when cash became tight. During that time we interviewed Richard Stallman, provided a small business take on Linux in our editorial content and handed our tech gear. The current trademark issue is of interest since it appears that business entities offering similar services have power over who else gets a trademark in the Linux community. We are re-launching the site in early February now that funding is no longer an issue, with continued specialization in small/minority business issues in Open Source. I support Linus Torvald's right to determine how trademarks involving his creation are used, but I'd like to know that any decisions over trademark use get made by independent committee. rlb