On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:28:59 +0300 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 20:08, robin wrote: > > Inhabitant of Zion wrote: > > > > >> ... please somebody explain to what's that part about Linus > > >>Torvalds ... I thought he was the founder of Linux ... and > > >suporter of >free software .. & stuff lik that ... > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >I can't be sure but as others have expressed it may be something to > > >do with the name (i.e GNU/Linux vs Linux). If you look at some > > >stuff in Linux it gives Linux as the registered trademark of Linus > > >Torwhateveritishecallshimself. Maybe there is some conditions in > > >his registering of the trademark that prevents anybody from taking > > >the Linux kernel,tweaking it, and calling the resulting OS GNUx. > > > > > > > > > > I'm pretty sure that is the case, just as, shortly after the > > publication of Gibson's "Neuroancer" (which coined the term > > "cyberspace") someone with foresight trademarked "cyberspace", > > specifically so that no other company could do so (and therefore sue > > anyone who didn't write it as "cyberspace (TM)"). Linus' aim was > > largely to prevent the product being hijacked by big companies with > > big lawyers, though it's possible that he also wanted to retain some > > influence over what, after all, was his brainchild. > > > > Sir Robin > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=0220 > > makes interesting reading. > > Letter to linux Journal querying why IDG books had a trademark symbol > (November, 1966) > > Paul M. >
And here, the result of litigation about the linux trademark. http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2559 -- Michael
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