Joel Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 10:33:30AM +0200, Momchil Velikov wrote: > > How can the use of ``NetBSD'' "dilute" the trademark, when it > > refers > > to a piece of the same software ? > > Because 'NetBSD' normally refers to the entire system - kernel, libc, > userland, pkgsrc (but not the things downloaded and compiled by the use > of the pkgsrc system), as well as the whole arrangement - just as we > wouldn't want someone who built an OS running dpkg and APT as the > package management tools, but didn't follow any of Policy or other such > things, to call it"Debian". I agree with you. And this is not only a question of trademark; some users may be confused too. What if a user posts in the NetBSD user mailing list an error caused by a Debian userland tool/library?
On another topic, here is my proposal for new names: DebNet, DebFree, and DebOpen. I like the idea of keeping Net, Free and Open as a prefix/suffix, which is a clear hint to users, without causing a trademark issue. Xavier de Labouret
