On Fri, 22 Feb 2008, Tony Guntharp wrote:
Karsten,
Well put...and I do understand the need for Red Hat, Inc. to protect
its trademark. I guess the issue I have with it all were the methods
employed.
Me too.
The DP group (of which I am a member) is an loosely formed community
with a purpose very similiar in vein to Open Source/Free Software. The
key thing to note is that this isn't a commercial entity. You can read
more about the goals and objectives here:
http://www.dataportability.org/
A C&D letter should have been sent out as a last resort instead of being
the first salvo. By this being the first shot across the bow it only
allows for escalation to the court system. If the DP group had been
approached sooner by someone from within Red Hat then I think the issue
would have still been resolved in the same manner w/o Red Hat looking
like the bad guy.
thoughts?
You are obviously correct. Sometimes the left hand acts without knowing
what the right hand is doing. We're working on an answer to the problem
right now, preferably before it hits Slashdot. :)
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