On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <sankarshan.mukhopadh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Meanwhile, I have removed the term "B****khi" from >> the layout. Hopefully, it will clear the mess. > > Does that not implicitly agree with his statement that there was a > mess to begin with ? And, if Baishakhi keyboard phraseology is a bone > of contention, doesn't Ankur have a LiveCD named Baishakhi to begin > with ? What do we do with that ?
Frankly, if he claims that "Baishakhi" is his registered trademark and he asks for its removal then I think, it makes to sense not to use it (until he has the legal rights). Regarding other issues, he said, I "probably misunderstood" his mail which was rather amusing :-) You are quite right. Indeed Ankur have a linux livecd named "Baishakhi" :-) I almost forgot it. So in principle, Ankur can file a case against his registration for the term "Baishakhi" using the "Clause of Prior Existence". There are several known successful cases in this regard, including the famous case for the trademark of "Basmati Rice" claimed by a US company which was later thrown out by the court even if the term wasn't previously registered. However, whether we should really take such an action is another issue. Regarding his aim, I am really confused: what is he trying to achieve? To get, as he claimed, "Hon. Minister of IT" to release his own Linux CD? Or to promote the cause of FOSS computing in Bengali? Everyone is free to have their own conclusion! Cheers, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Bengalinux-core mailing list Bengalinux-core@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bengalinux-core
