Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:15:32 +0400 From: "Mikhail A. Sokolov" <mishania@demos.su> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New name? Message-ID: <19980413211532.20377@demos.su> In-Reply-To: <199804131635.KAA14388@lariat.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> on Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 10:34:54AM -0600 References: <Your <19980413132146.H28708@freebie.lemis.com> <199804130928.CAA03504@implode.root.com> <199804131635.KAA14388@lariat.lariat.org>
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But won't calling products with names, which include *BSD* lead to people will flounder (?) two products, the one from FreeBSD Inc., and another, from BSDi? I mean names like 'BSD Gold', 'BSD Housewife-2000 Eleet'? On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 10:34:54AM -0600, Brett Glass wrote: # At 02:28 AM 4/13/98 -0700, David Greenman wrote: # # > All of these would violate BSDI's trademark. # # David: # # If this were so, then FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD would as well. (A # trademark that incorporates another is considered an infringement if # it could create confusion in the marketplace.) # # Likewise, if it were so, you'd be able to find a trademark registration # for "BSD" (no "I" or "Inc.") in Thomas' Register. If you can't, the # letters are fair game. # # I believe that the only organization that ever had any right to the letters # "BSD" *might* have been the UC Trustees, and they have now abandoned any # rights in them. # # I agree that the ORGANIZATION should probably retain the name FreeBSD, but # I see nothing wrong with the notion of different product names. In fact, # I think it's vital for positioning. # # --Brett Glass # # # To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org # with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- -mishania To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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