From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 9 20:30:42 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7102A10656A3 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:30:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D30128FC2A for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:30:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from park.js.berklix.net (p549A7B47.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.123.71]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o19KUZw3006927; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:30:36 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by park.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o19KUWvY013297; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:30:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o19KUH6Q029299; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:30:22 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201002092030.o19KUH6Q029299@fire.js.berklix.net> From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:47 +0100." <201002091957.o19JvlcV028882@fire.js.berklix.net> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:30:17 +0100 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= , mail25@bzerk.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: our little daemon abused as symbol of the evil X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:30:42 -0000 Hi, Sorry, for my last post, editing error jhs@ ------ =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= wrote: > There is no need to register a trademark. Agreed, probably no Need, but there might be some benefit to some commercial interests. > Kirk owns the *copyright* to > the image, which is valid world-wide at no cost. As the copyright > holder, Kirk gets to decide who is and isn't allowed to use the image > and for what purpose. Yes. I assume copyright could preempt a trade mark (& free & avoids renewal hastle ) ... (but if image re-rendered / similar ? ) There's Linux trademarks in Germany (so prob. in others countries), Aktenzeichen/__Wiedergabe____Markenform__Klassen_Aktenzustand_Anmelder Registernummer_der_Marke______________________________________/Inhaber 2050271________Deutsch_______Wort________9,_42___Akte_________Haaga,___ _______________Linux_________Bildmarke___________Vernichtet___Dirk_____ _______________Distribution___________________________________73434____ _______________-_DLD__________________________________________Aalen____ 2088936________LINUX_________Wortmarke___9_______Marke________Torvalds, _________________________________________________eingetragen__Linus,___ ______________________________________________________________Santa____ ______________________________________________________________Clara____ ______________________________________________________________Calif.,US 395190185______SUSE__________Wort/_______9,_42___Marke________SUSE_____ _______________Green_________Bildmarke___________eingetragen__Linux____ _______________Chameleon______________________________________products_ _______________Graphic________________________________________GmbH_____ ______________________________________________________________90409____ ______________________________________________________________Nuernberg Maybe its a statistical thing ? More Linux people & companies, willing to pay for a badging/ marketing angle. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey: BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text not quoted-printable, HTML or Base64 http://www.asciiribbon.org