Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:32:40 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: Announce: ndiswrapper |
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, William Lee Irwin III wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, William Lee Irwin III wrote: > >> We may have to get Linus in on that. > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 05:47:08PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > Linux is a trademark. And if you don't defend it you lose it (like asprin > > and kleenex). So if he doesn't like the "Linux driver" from nvidia he can > > tell them to stop using the term. I'm not sure that's a good thing, > > however, they are more likely to drop support than open source IMHO. > > Are we really going to cower when faced like an ultimatum like that?
What you me "we" here? Linus owns the trademark, he makes the decisions. I can give him the name of a lawyer who did patent and trademark for GE for decades, but I can't give him any advice. This is not a gut feel decision, and "cower" sure sounds gut feel to me. That's probably not the optimal consideration in this case. Failing to defend can mean losing a challenge as well as doing nothing, the only advice I have on that is "consult a good lawyer."
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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