Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:51:28 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: Need to pay to use the word "Linux" in commercial products/services! |
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Kok, Auke wrote: > andy wrote: >> Hi >> >> I found it a bit strange that the word "Linux" has to be licensed! >> The "word" is protected under GPL v2, as it is appear first in 1991 >> in GPL code. Trademarks and Patents are not allowed in GPL! >> The registration of the name at later point of time, and now the >> licensing terms are very confusing to me, could someone help >> me to understand better please? > > please talk to a laywer, they can explain everything to you.
Yes. However, there is this: http://www.linuxmark.org/
~rdd
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