On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:18 -0500, Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 01/11/2007, Keith M Wesolowski <keith.wesolowski at sun.com> wrote:
> > Until that time, we ask that Sun require that references to Indiana
> > discontinue using the name 'OpenSolaris' or any other implying
> > exclusive endorsement of the OpenSolaris Community.
>
> If you mean they can't use the word at all, then you had better ask
> every other distribution to stop using it as well. If you are only
> talking about usage of the name without a qualifier (such as
> "OpenSolaris Indiana" as many people suggested earlier) that's
> different. Please clarify as to what exactly you mean by this
> statement.
IMHO the problem lies in wording that implies exclusivity or special
status.
I'd suggest:
Until that time, we ask that Sun require that references to
Indiana discontinue using the name 'OpenSolaris' in a way which
implies exclusive endorsement of the OpenSolaris Community.
But perhaps the OGB wants to make a stronger statement.
- Bill
