[CentOS] [offtopic] Groupon to use the Gnome name for proprietary software

2014-11-11 Thread Nux!
It's just out of this world http://www.gnome.org/groupon/ I'm making efforts to maintain civility for the list's sake. Lucian -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org

Re: [CentOS] [offtopic] Groupon to use the Gnome name for proprietary software

2014-11-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Nux! n...@li.nux.ro wrote: It's just out of this world http://www.gnome.org/groupon/ I'm making efforts to maintain civility for the list's sake. Lucian Unless it needs 3D support to work and has other unnecessary bloat, I fail to see the resemblance. --

Re: [CentOS] [offtopic] Groupon to use the Gnome name for proprietary software

2014-11-11 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:49:09 -0600 Les Mikesell wrote: Unless it needs 3D support to work and has other unnecessary bloat, I fail to see the resemblance. It appears to be a clear-cut case of market confusion, which is exactly what trademark law is intended to prevent. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~

Re: [CentOS] [offtopic] Groupon to use the Gnome name for proprietary software

2014-11-11 Thread Always Learning
On Tue, 2014-11-11 at 17:30 +, Nux! wrote: It's just out of this world http://www.gnome.org/groupon/ Groupon's Trade mark request for 'Gnome' for computer software etc. etc. Don't know about the USA but within the EU, Groupon do not have a hope of ever obtaining 'G-NOME' for computer