Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:04:20 -0500 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> Cc: "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@peorth.iteration.net>, Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com>, FreeBSD Crap <freebsd-crap@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Trademarks (was: FreeBSD Services Ltd) Message-ID: <20010704110420.A1649@sydney.worldwide.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20010630110717.B69279@darkstar.gte.net>; from res03db2@gte.net on Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 11:07:17AM -0700 References: <20010629151921.A78954@mooseriver.com> <20010629161649.A65663@darkstar.gte.net> <20010629225137.D69846@peorth.iteration.net> <20010630110717.B69279@darkstar.gte.net>
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On Saturday, 30 June 2001 at 11:07:17 -0700, Robert Clark wrote: > 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. Neither did I. On the contrary, I know that Kirk does what he can to ensure that the daemon image is only used in a BSD context, and FreeBSD was a registered trade mark of BSDi. I assume it has now gone to Wind River systems. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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