On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:20 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 15 November 2011 02:12, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That page is very misleading, and there was a long discussion of this >> topic elsewhere. >> >> Look at the example just above the requirement: >> >> "The Apache Xerces XML parsing library is easily configurable and >> compliant with current standards" >> >> Yes, in some sense, Xerces is an adjective there, but really what the >> senator is trying to say is to construct a particular noun phrase. > > AIUI, trademarks need to be used as if they are adjectives. > > For example: > > The Hoover vacuum cleaner is versatile > NOT > The Hoover is a versatile vacuum cleaner
I think I've just discovered that I'm too tired to type. I agree: that's an adjective. However, it's really very hard to make sense of the requirement without the example, either what you just sent or what's on the page. > > (indeed the Hoover might be a kettle, but that's a different fish!). >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
