Alan Coopersmith <Alan.Coopersmith at Sun.COM> wrote:
> Alan DuBoff wrote:
> > What if we used OpenUNIX?
>
> We'd probably be sued by SCO, who used that name already as a simple google
> search would show. (They renamed UnixWare to OpenUNIX for a release before
> changing it back.)
SCO will lose the trademark if they don't use it for a certain amount of time.
I already mentioned the fact that the OpenGroup owns the UNIX trademark.
OpenUNIX is a derived Trademark and you would need an approval from the
OpenGroup for it. I would asume we can only use it after SCO lost it and in
case that the OpenGroup gives the approval that is most likely coupled to
a POSIX certification. Something that is hard to impossible to achive for
several independent distros.
J?rg
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