Second one of those I've seen www.linuxiso.org recived pretty much the same thing.
Have a look here http://www.linuxiso.org/news.php#87 The letter http://www.linuxiso.org/news.php#88 The reply They do seem to be getting abit iffy on that. In other news heres an update on mandrakes finacial status. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/briefs?n=/mandrakesoft/news/2425 All the more reason to use them instead of RH at installfests. (Though that already seemed to be the trend). Chad > 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.
