Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:46:41 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, sam@conio.net, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Trademarks Message-ID: <37211471.43F5F48B@softweyr.com> References: <199904231802.LAA24545@usr02.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote:
>
> > > I'm not sure if "The power to serve" is worth trademarking though;
> > > we tend to change our slogan every couple of years. :-)
> >
> > I've been thinking about this lately. How 'bout "FreeBSD: networking
> > at the speed of thought."
>
> To be pedantic, neurons repolarize in 1/120th of a second, making
> "the speed of though" 120 Hz.
>
> This would be a more appropriate slogan for NT^W*ahem* a different OS.
But somebody already used it for something else. An NT/Win2K marketing
brochure, apparently. ;^)
Chairman Bill: "Find some way to make me more money or I will have you
publicly flogged, then force you to forfeit your stock options."
Marketroid: "How 'bout selling our marketing materials to the customer
rather than giving they away?"
Chairman Bill: "Excellent idea. You're a Vice President now."
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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