On Sunday 29 October 2000 06:11 pm, you wrote:
> Millions of electrons died to bring me this message. Was it worth it,
> Jason Straight?
>
> > On Sunday 29 October 2000 16:00, you wrote:
> > > Well take the Red Hat linux distro and call it Mandrake and
> > > redistribute it....
> >
> > Yeah, but the difference is Mandrake did that and they didn't call it
> > RedHat anymore! MacMillan is distribuing "Mandrake Linux 7.2" only it
> > isn't!
> >
> > it's 7.2rc1 or thereabout. If they are going to do that they need to
> > change the name to MacMillan linux 1.0 or whatever.
>
> They don't *need* to change the name. Unless MandrakeSoft didn't give
> MacMillian permission to use their trademarked name (mea culpa about the
> "copyright" screw-up on my part), there's nothing that can be done to stop
> them.
>
> Of course, they *should* change the name, or otherwise make it clear that
> it is a beta version. But the US market system and legal system go by what
> is legal, not by what is right.
>
> The only thing we can do is to get the word out: the thing called "Mandrake
> 7.2" that is sold in Wal-Mart is not the real Mandrake 7.2.
Does Mandrake publish their own packaging that will be available in the US?
Or do they let MacMillian do it? I have never seen an 'official' Mandrake
in the stores. I only want to buy the real thing, not a Macmillian product.
Thank you.
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Robert Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jarob Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Provo, Utah [EMAIL PROTECTED]
