Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:30:37 -0800 From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>, Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Merger, and what will its effects be on committers? Message-ID: <38D1C2FD.3339346F@gorean.org> References: <4.2.2.20000315175102.03f72520@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313111904.041e0c00@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313103859.0410fe30@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312160425.00b16e80@localhost> <Pine.LNX.4.20.0003112034290.431-100000@theory8.physics.iisc.ernet.in> <4.2.2.20000312122651.00b1e880@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312144558.04190e80@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312160425.00b16e80@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313103859.0410fe30@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313111904.041e0c00@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313131120.041d91f0@localhost> <v04220810b4f30063ef1e@[195.238.24.123]> <4.2.2.20000315175102.03f72520@localhost> <4.2.2.20000316175744.04112740@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote:
>
> At 10:32 PM 3/15/2000 , Brad Knowles wrote:
>
> > I have no reason to suspect this, but if you do, then this is a
> > good time to bring it up. However, you should not be basing statements
> > or arguments on an assumption like this, which has not yet proven to be
> > either false or true. You simply don't know whether or not you have a
> > leg to stand on.
>
> The fact is, that if someone owns the trademark and doesn't make a
> commitment to an explicit policy, NO ONE knows whether he or she has a leg
> to stand on. This is known as FUD.
No it isn't. FUD is short for "Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt." It's the
spreading of disinformation about a project by its detractors. This is a
common tactic employed by say, microsoft.
> One of the things which will promote the growth of FreeBSD and BSD UNIX in
> general will be to dispel all such FUD.
It's not possible (or I should say, prudent) for any trademark holder
to lay out a clear, "unambiguous" set of rules for using its trademark
is that they can be sued over it.
Doug
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