From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Apr 13 10:16:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA09534 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:16:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from skraldespand.demos.su (skraldespand.demos.su [194.87.5.19]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA09439 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:16:48 GMT (envelope-from mishania@skraldespand.demos.su) Received: (from mishania@localhost) by skraldespand.demos.su (8.8.8/D) id VAA02863; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:15:33 +0400 (MSD) Posted-Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:15:33 +0400 (MSD) Message-ID: <19980413211532.20377@demos.su> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:15:32 +0400 From: "Mikhail A. Sokolov" To: Brett Glass Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New name? References: <199804130928.CAA03504@implode.root.com> <199804131635.KAA14388@lariat.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <199804131635.KAA14388@lariat.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass on Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 10:34:54AM -0600 Organization: Demos Company, Ltd., Moscow, Russian Federation. X-Point-of-View: Gravity is myth, - the earth sucks. X-Useless-Header: Look ma! It's a # sign! Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org But won't calling products with names, which include *BSD* lead to people will flounder (?) two products, the one from FreeBSD Inc., and another, from BSDi? I mean names like 'BSD Gold', 'BSD Housewife-2000 Eleet'? On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 10:34:54AM -0600, Brett Glass wrote: # 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 -- -mishania To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message