Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 05:06:12 -0600 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up: src/games/boggle (tm) will soon be removed from Message-ID: <l0313030eb111c0f09ccf@[208.2.87.4]> In-Reply-To: <199802191054.DAA24684@usr07.primenet.com> References: <l0313030cb111b7124b79@[208.2.87.4]> from "Richard Wackerbarth" at Feb 19, 98 04:29:11 am
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At 4:54 AM -0600 2/19/98, Terry Lambert wrote: >> In the case of "Adaptec", etc. I am certain that we would be willing to >> add the usual line that acknowledges it to be the trademark of Adaptec, >>Inc., >> a California Corporation. > >An operating system went to see a lawyer for a checkup. > >The lawyer said "Well, I have some bad news; you're going to die". > >"Jesus (Monroy)!", said the OS, "Isn't there anything I can do?". > >"Well", said the lawyer, "you could delete Tetris..." > >"But counselor!", said the OS, "I already deleted Tetris!" > >"Well", said the lawyer, "You could delete Boggle..." > >"But counselor!", said the OS, "I already deleted Boggle!" > >"Well", said the lawyer, "You could delete all your other games..." > >"But counselor!", said the OS, "I already deleted all the other games!" > >So there was the OS: a sinking ship with no baggage to throw overboard. Terry - I happen to agree with you that rather than removing the functional (notice that I did not say UTILITARIAN) code, we should change the offending spelling. At the same time, I am pointing out that your other "examples" are just red herring. In the latter case, we ARE using the trademark of another corporation. However, we are doing so in a non-infringing manner and all that it is necessary to do is acknowledge that it is their trademark. Richard Wackerbarth To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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