On 9/5/05, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Old news. This originally started back in 2000. > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050816092029989#c352484
That link didn't indicate anything (that I saw) about this starting in 2000. I read the article at the top of the page you linked to. The author seemed to be saying, "It's not a conspiracy, the reasons are well known, and people do this kind of thing all the time." It was not very convincing. I don't see what's wrong with treating the word "Linux" like any other computing term. "Kernel" is not trademarked! People use "kernel" in very different ways! But if they use it in the wrong way, nobody is for the worse. What about people who patch Linux? When does it become not-Linux? What about distros? If I want to start my own very-small, special-purpose Linux distro, do I have to pay $200 if I want to call my project "Todd's Linux"? This seems kind of dumb to me. Linux (R) doesn't need protecting. -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
