Herbert Snorrason wrote: > On 22.10.2007, at 12:21, Martin Bochnig wrote: >> But shouldn't distributors be permitted (if not required!) to use the >> brand "OpenSolaris" in (as addition to) their distros names, e.g. >> "SchilliX OpenSolaris", "Nextenda OpenSolaris" or "MartUX OpenSolaris" ? > > Is that even feasible? The trademark isn't attached to the code, > because trademark and copyright protections have no real common ground > (apart from the specious term 'intellectual property'). A demand could > certainly be made in the copyright licence, but that would be a quite > significant change...
Use of OpenSolaris wouldn't be a requirement, but a benefit. Derivative distributions could use, but don't have to if they chose not to. Sara
