On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 9/2/99, 7:39:40 AM, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> regarding Re: [newbie] How about this ? Red Hat GPL No Longer Available:
>
>
> > On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > The way I see it is Mandrake will be unable to say that it uses the
> Red Hat
> > > distribution, so the prestige of being based on Red Hat will be lost,
> even
> > > though it's still called Linux-Mandrake. It won't necessarily affect
> us, it
> > > will affect prospective Mandrake buyers when the name Red Hat is
> > > mysteriously dropped.
> > >
> > Hmm....I'm not a lawyer, but I *think* you might be able to
> > get away with saying that it is "COMPATIBLE" with RedHat
> > Linux, or something to that effect.... :-)
> > Hey, I know...say that it's based on "Scarlet Chapeau
> > Linux" ;-) (tongue FIRMLY in cheek!)
> > John
>
>
> hehehe
>
> I would think the compatible line would be ok - look at how many PC's
> are IBM compatible . . . .
>
> Ty
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Read the new http://www.slashdot.org/ article. They clarify the terms. Its
not like most here are speaking of.
Regards,
Gavin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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