I think you're talking about how Linux ended up in the situation and I'm describing how it is currently :). So these things are not in contradiction. There is p

I think you're talking about how Linux ended up in the situation and I'm describing how it is currently :). So these things are not in contradiction. There is plenty of businesses making big bucks that sublicense the Linux trademark without an issue and it would not be a problem (trademark-wise) for the Linux Foundation or Linus himself to do that as well. I suppose the new Redis company would use it in a way that would require the licensees to differentiate somehow from the main Redis brand - not selling products just called Redis for example.