> On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 19:35:19 +1000 (EST), Andrew Smith wrote: > >> > Ever heard of "green shoe Linux" 8.0? >> > >> > http://www.liniso.de/shop.php?artikel=74#74 >> > >> > That's what can happen to you when they get active in trademark >> > infringement matters. You might want to design "green shoe" stickers >> > early enough. ;) >> >> I certainly hope that web page is not really necessary or is a joke! >> If it was true it would go a long way in my opinion to suggest that a >> certain company is, well, very low on the rungs of any ladder. Though >> I'm sure that means nothing to anyone else :-) > > I think it is necessary. The German comment below the offer explains > that trademark issues are the reason for the renaming. They are > selling CDs of the download version of Red Hat Linux, which is not the > same Red Hat Linux that is sold by Red Hat and official > resellers. Hence to avoid trademark infringement, they cannot sell > their CDs as "Red Hat Linux" unless they are authorized. Makes sense to > me. When you download Red Hat Linux yourself, it is Red Hat > Linux, well, the GPL'ed part. Selling it makes the difference. > > Duplicating and modifying copyrighted stickers doesn't sound too > good either, even when it's for private use only. Yes I translated it with google before I replied ... ah I love online translation tools :-) No where never perfect - but make it easy to understand. Strange how every other Linux distribution on the site has their respective name and image ... So is it a copy of the original, or modified (enhanced :-) -- -Cheers -Andrew MS ... if only he hadn't been hang gliding! -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
