Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:19:58 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: phk@critter.tfs.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: News group split time? Message-ID: <22578.824793598@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Feb 1996 11:55:19 MST." <199602191855.LAA13162@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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> It is very tempting to bring the use of the word "unix" in news group > names to the attention of the trademark weenies at USL (who still owns > the trademark, they've just exclusively licensed it to X/Open). Since > their only contact with the net is via "INTERNET%" email that shows up > in the CC:Mail mailboxes, it's not clear that they are aware of its > "misuse" (ie: any use by anyone other than their licensees). > > They would probably be happy to have a handle to beat on uunet because > of the Rob Kolstad relationship (notice that BSDI is "using" the "unix > trademark" in violation of the consent decree by way of group naming). Well, if you're really up for tilting at windmills, I guess all I can say is: "Be my guest, just leave me out of it!" :-) Jordan
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