not sure.. i am now going to call it linux 9 or edhat 9
> unbelievable > > are we allowed to still use "powered by redhat" > logos on web pages? > > On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 13:24:42 +1200 (NZST) > Mahesh De Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This also has implecations for using "red hat" at > our > > install fests!! > > > > > > > > Dear Sir/Madam: > > > > I am writing on behalf of Red Hat, Inc. with > respect > > to its trademark > > matters. > > > > Red Hat, Inc. is the owner of several trademark > > registrations in the > > United States and in foreign countries for the > mark > > RED HAT. In > > addition, Red Hat, Inc. has made extensive use of > its > > trademarks in > > interstate and international commerce in > connection > > with the > > advertising, promotion, and sale of its Internet > and > > computer-related > > goods and services. The RED HAT mark has become > very > > famous and many > > consumers recognize this mark as a distinctive > symbol > > of our goodwill. > > We would like to direct you to a link which > provides > > details of our > > trademark guidelines for your reference: > > > > http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark > > > > It has come to our attention that you are offering > for > > sale computer > > software under the name RED HAT trademark on your > > commercial website > > located at www.xsolutions.co.nz. In addition, you > have > > imbedded our > > trademarks within your metatags in violation of > > trademark and unfair > > competition laws. > > > > Red Hat, Inc. is concerned that your unauthorized > > commercial use of its > > trademarks is likely to create confusion, mistake > > and/or deception > > among > > consumers with respect to the source, origin, > > sponsorship or approval > > of > > the products sold on your commercial website. In > > addition, your > > commercial use of RED HAT dilutes the distinctive > > qualities of the RED > > HAT mark. > > > > While it is completely legal to copy and > redistribute > > the Linux > > software > > under the GNU General Public License, it is not > legal > > to name the > > software �RED HAT� or any similar name thereof. > The > > GNU General Public > > License deals specifically with the underlying > > copyrights of the > > software; not the trademarks owned by Red Hat, > Inc. > > You are free to > > call > > the software by any name of your choosing provided > > that it does not > > infringe on the trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or any > > third party. > > > > Consequently, we request that you immediately > cease > > and desist from > > making current or future use of any of Red Hat's > > trademarks. Thus, we > > ask that you change your website to comply with > Red > > Hat's trademark > > guidelines by removing all references to the RED > HAT > > mark (or any > > similar name and abbreviation) and remove our > > trademarks from your > > metatags. > > > > Please provide us with a response by July 7, 2003. > We > > look forward to > > working with you toward an amicable resolution to > this > > matter. In the > > meantime, if you have any questions, please do not > > hesitate to contact > > us. > > > > Very truly yours, > > > > > > Jennifer A. Ennis > > Trademark Administrator > > Red Hat, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/trademark/index.html > > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile > > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your > Telstra or Vodafone mobile. > > > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ===== For Linux CD's check out http://www.xsolutions.co.nz http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.
