From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Apr 13 09:35:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA29150 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:35:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lariat.lariat.org (ppp1000.lariat.org@lariat.lariat.org [129.72.251.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA29075 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 16:35:32 GMT (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: (from brett@localhost) by lariat.lariat.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA14388; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:35:00 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199804131635.KAA14388@lariat.lariat.org> X-Sender: brett@mail.lariat.org X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:34:54 -0600 To: dg@root.com, Greg Lehey From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: New name? Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD commercial support In-Reply-To: <199804130928.CAA03504@implode.root.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 02:28 AM 4/13/98 -0700, David Greenman wrote: > All of these would violate BSDI's trademark. David: If this were so, then FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD would as well. (A trademark that incorporates another is considered an infringement if it could create confusion in the marketplace.) Likewise, if it were so, you'd be able to find a trademark registration for "BSD" (no "I" or "Inc.") in Thomas' Register. If you can't, the letters are fair game. I believe that the only organization that ever had any right to the letters "BSD" *might* have been the UC Trustees, and they have now abandoned any rights in them. I agree that the ORGANIZATION should probably retain the name FreeBSD, but I see nothing wrong with the notion of different product names. In fact, I think it's vital for positioning. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message