Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 14:07:40 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com> To: hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: The FreeBSD trademark. Message-ID: <14863.796169260@freefall.cdrom.com>
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As part of the ongoing "FreeBSD Project, Inc" project, we need to trademark the name "FreeBSD". We currently have a request pending in the appropriate channels, but it's stuck on one small thing: UUNET Communications already has a trademark on the word "BSD", and in order to show that FreeBSD is a distinct term of its own we need to be able to cite two things: 1. Any articles (newspapers, magazines, general print media) that refer to "BSD" in any sort of generic way. The point is to show that "BSD" now refers to much more than just something coming out Berkeley, and is in fact more of a generic classification for a *type* of operating system rather than a specific one. 2. Any articles (see above) referring to FreeBSD in print. This will help us to establish our case that FreeBSD has become a distinct term of its own. I currently know of the April issue of iX magazine containing the FreeBSD 2.0 article (which I have an issue of) and this month's Unix Review (which I *don't* - anyone finished with theirs? :-). Can anyone think of any other citations that might be useful? Even URLS pointing to various network locations may be nice, since this could perhaps be convincingly argued to be "publication", depending on the sites in question. PLEASE - this is quite important. If you know of any such articles, or (better yet) have any such material at hand, I strongly urge you to either mail or FAX me a copy of the relevant bits. Even a pointer to a periodical where you remember having seen something is better than nothing since I can then call the magazine (please include such contact info if possible) and ask for a back-issue. Snail Mail Address: Jordan Hubbard 4041 Pike Lane, Suite D Concord CA, 94520 FAX: 1-510-674-0821 ATTN: Jordan Hubbard Your assistance in this matter is GREATLY appreciated! Please help us to get this trademark so that we can prevent any cheap knock-offs or other abuses of the name (don't laugh - this kind of thing is happening more and more often when less morally inclined persons figure they can make even a small buck doing so). Many thanks in advance, Jordan
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