Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:01:29 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>, Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Merger, and what will its effects be on committers? Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000316175938.04124880@localhost> In-Reply-To: <v04220802b4f6242bc86f@[194.78.235.226]> References: < <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003152023030.6838-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003152023030.6838-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.com>
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At 10:42 PM 3/15/2000 , Brad Knowles wrote: > Let me add that I believe that the only way licenses could be > granted in this fashion would be for the FreeBSD Core Team (and later, > the FreeBSD Foundation) to actually see a copy of the product in > question, so that they can confirm for themselves that it does actually > meet their standards. They would also have to have certain guarantees > that the product as shipped would be the same product that they have approved. > > If you're not willing to give them a copy beforehand, then you > have no right to complain about not being able to use the trademark. In this case, Walnut Creek shall have a permanent edge over any other company that might want to use the name FreeBSD, because at least two people who work for it will always be able to preview any competitive product long before shipment. Not an acceptable policy. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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