Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:57:00 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Great Trademark Debate Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20000714141056.04b7e1d0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000709153941.2081A-100000@utah>
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At 05:29 PM 7/9/2000, Jason C. Wells wrote: >Once upon a time in the land of -chat there was a great debate regarding >the dire consequences of Walunt Creek owning the FreeBSD trademark. It >occured to an enterprising individual that this could hamper the >commercial acceptance of FreeBSD and therefore be the end of the OS and >the community. > >In the midst of the great trademark debate, with conspicous coincidence, >the enterprising individual happened upon a business opportunity. This >particular opportunity hinged precariously on the use of the FreeBSD >trademark. The debate heightened owing to the consequences faced by our >enterpriser. > >It seems that nothing ever became of this great and terrible issue of >Walnut Creek owning the Trademark. It seems that once the great debate >vanished, so did the enterpriser's contempory opportunity. Actually, the opportunity was lost because it was not possible to obtain a clear and unambiguous answer about the trademark. Investors backed out, and the opportunity to start a venture which would have contributed a LOT to FreeBSD was gone. We are regrouping, but a successful effort is much further from fruition than it would have been otherwise. [Many gratuitous insults and slanderous remarks deleted] I've waited to respond to your message when I was in a good mood, because you've been so nasty, vitriolic, and hostile. (I'm sitting outside on a gorgeous sunny day, under an awning, sipping a cool drink, listening to music, watching pretty girls go by, and finishing up a book chapter.) Say what you will, but I am doing good things for the platform and will continue to do so. Your nastiness won't stop me, nor will anything else short of making FreeBSD un-free. Go ahead and filter my messages if you will. In fact, if it prevents you from misinforming others about me and my work, so much the better. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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