my host is nz based :) > This is yet another reason NOT to use or recommend > RH. I'm serious. This > is apart from my extreme distaste for the distro > anyway. They are > beginning to remind of a little software company in > Redmond (not Lindows). > > I would pull them off my site quick smart. > > Cheers > > Jason > > PS, or you could just say screwem and relocate your > website/domain etc. > to a country outside the US (and any place friendly > to them), though > this may not be a long term solution either. > > Nick Rout wrote: > > >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. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > >
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