"Shawn Walker" <swalker at opensolaris.org> wrote:
> On Feb 13, 2008 5:24 PM, Ignacio Marambio Cat?n <darkjoker at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > That's exactly what i think, i also wonder what took them so long if
> > they were going to give an answer like this
> > sun basically said that they owned the trademark and could do whatever
> > they wanted with it. It's legally accurate I think but it was a huge
> > blow to the open part of opensolaris and to the community.
>
> I think people aren't being fair here. Sun has made it very clear from
> day one that there were many restrictions surrounding the use the
> trademark. People had no problem with that.
>
> The trademark is one of the most valuable things Sun owns, and quite
> frankly, their *right* and ability to use it is small recompense for
> the millions they've spent supporting this community.
The most valuable things I see is the code _and_ an active community outside
Sun. Using trademarks in a way that dispels the community seems to be higly
unwise for the future of Sun.
J?rg
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