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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
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