On 10/31/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 31/10/2007, Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Jim Grisanzio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Joerg Schilling wrote: > > > > > > > I have no problem if Sun would start to publish something called: > > > > "Sun OpenSolaris ...." > > > > > > Why would "Sun OpenSolaris" make sense? Actually, that expression has > > > been used (incorrectly) in the media, and it's only added to the > > > confusion. Also, isn't it a benefit for the distros to share in the > use > > > of the brand? > > > > As other distros cannot use the brand name, it would be bad if Sun used > it. > > That is incorrect; the proposed guidelines would allow them to use the > name with the single restriction that they could not call themselves > "OpenSolaris." > > Sun is not the one using the trademark here; Sun is allowing an > OpenSolaris.org project called "Project Indiana" to use the trademark > to represent their project. > > It would be no different if I had started "Project Wonkers" and gotten > Sun's permission to use the trademark. >
Just to be clear: on my end, from what I can see, Indiana is Sun's distro. Some might split hairs and say that since Sun is a member of the OpenSolaris Community, that Indiana is thus a Community distro. Following this line of reasoning (which I don't subscribe to), one might argue that since Sun is a member of the OpenSolaris, all software Sun releases is Community software. That sounds very silly, doesn't it? Likewise saying that Indiana--OpenSolaris to-be-- is a Community distro sounds silly to me. -- Chris Mahan http://www.christophermahan.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell 818.943.1850
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