From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Jun 30 11:38:38 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop1pub.verizon.net (smtppop1pub.gte.net [206.46.170.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8283C37B43B for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:05:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-4-34-145-186.evrtwa1.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by smtppop1pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id NAA131662675 Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:05:18 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA69330; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:07:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:07:17 -0700 From: Robert Clark To: "Michael C . Wu" Cc: Robert Clark , Josef Grosch , FreeBSD Crap Subject: Re: FreeBSD Services Ltd Message-ID: <20010630110717.B69279@darkstar.gte.net> References: <20010629151921.A78954@mooseriver.com> <20010629161649.A65663@darkstar.gte.net> <20010629225137.D69846@peorth.iteration.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <20010629225137.D69846@peorth.iteration.net>; from keichii@iteration.net on Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:51:37PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 10:51:37PM -0500, Michael C . Wu wrote: > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:16:49PM -0700, Robert Clark scribbled: > | > | The have a picture of chuck holding a crescent wrench (adjustable > | spanner) too. Using that graphic would require asking permission. > | > | Using the name "FreeBSD" would require getting permission too. > | > | So either they've done their homework, or they're looking for a > | rumble. > > Please do your homework. Kirk states using the daemon for anything > other than obscene purposes is OK. In addition, FreeBSD is not > an enforceable trademark. Wow, I didn't know that. > > | Unless the winds have changed, WindRiver or CheapBytes may end > | up eating them alive. > > How? Based on Nik's email, there is apparently some unmet demand in Europe, so FSL should do well. > > | Are DVD-ROM robust enough for everyday use? > > No, we just watch DVD's and back up onto UFS on DVDROM in FreeBSD with it. How do you back up to DVD-ROM? Isn't that a read only format? > > Crack smoking and/or crap eating is bad for you. > I wouldn't know about that, I'll have to take your word for it. > > | [RC] > | > | On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 03:19:21PM -0700, Josef Grosch wrote: > | > There is a notice posted to slashdot about a company named "FreeBSD > | > Services Ltd" that is going to be selling a FreeBSD distro on DVD. A whois > | > on "www.freebsd-services.com" yeilds the following To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message