Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Steven Bruce Dunham
Perhaps we should just replace all occurrences of "Sparc" with "Spork". Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

SPARC keyboard

1997-06-17 Thread Bruce Perens
I finally found a SPARC keyboard cable. I didn't find parity RAM, though, and ended up buying 16M through MemoryX. It'll take a few days for that to get shipped. Perchance, is the keyboard electricaly-compatible with an AT one if I make an adaptor cable? It would be nice to put the SPARCStation on

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread eli
> > ... anybody got a host named sparcy? :-) ... how about sparczilla? :) -=]) elaine ashton // [EMAIL PROTECTED] // r00t ([=- -=]) A dismal wasteland of banality, cliche' and casual obscenity ([=- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EM

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Jason E. Gorden
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Tethys SYSTEM ADMIN X wrote: > The only good lawyer is a dead lawyer. Please be nice. In my opinion, a non-dead lawyer representing for free the point of view expressed in this thread is slightly better than a dead one. > To assume that the word sparc > in a URL implies s

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Eliyahu Skoczylas
On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Dirk Moerenhout wrote: [snip] > Totally out of the question that those names are legal, right ;-) > > Dirk > > ... anybody got a host named sparcy? :-) ... Behind some firewalls, I have MANY machines called sparc1, sparc2, Should I change them, too, or is it "s

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Alan Cox
> Perhaps one way round this would be to apply to SI for sponsorship. > That way, they could put it through their "rigorous compliance testing > procedures", and Sparc Linux would come out of it with a nice "Sparc > Compliant" badge. Oh no, I forgot -- this is Sun we're talking about. > Competition

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread David S. Miller
Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 13:56:24 +0100 From: Tethys "SYSTEM ADMIN" X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perhaps one way round this would be to apply to SI for sponsorship. That way, they could put it through their "rigorous compliance testing procedures", and Sparc Linux would come out of it

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread SYSTEM ADMIN
>According to SPARC Intl's lawyers the problem (at least in their mind) >is that when people see a URL like: > >http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparc/maillist.html > >they will assume that SPARC Intl. is sponsoring the project. I don't >think they would have a problem with a project that was not computer

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Alan Cox
> anyone in the right mind would assume that SPARC Intl. is sponsoring > the project, or that the project is "SPARC Compliant" just because > "sparc" is in the URL. Exactly - and note sparc occurs in over 50,000 URL's known by altavista and in the format /sparc/ by over 7000. Thats why I passed it

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Jim Mintha
According to SPARC Intl's lawyers the problem (at least in their mind) is that when people see a URL like: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparc/maillist.html they will assume that SPARC Intl. is sponsoring the project. I don't think they would have a problem with a project that was not computer related

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread David S. Miller
From: Alan Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:35:58 +0100 (BST) > Totally out of the question that those names are legal, right ;-) See http://snowcrash.cymru.net/~jane/Artscrafts/Sparc.html hahaha... ok, time for a new signature Later, David "Spar

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Alan Cox
> Eurgh while we are changing anyway. > > Better change the listnames too. They 'might' get picky :o) > > sparclinux@ > sparc-list@ > debian-sparc@ > > Totally out of the question that those names are legal, right ;-) See http://snowcrash.cymru.net/~jane/Artscrafts/Sparc.html -- TO

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Dirk Moerenhout
Eurgh while we are changing anyway. Better change the listnames too. They 'might' get picky :o) sparclinux@ sparc-list@ debian-sparc@ Totally out of the question that those names are legal, right ;-) Dirk ... anybody got a host named sparcy? :-) ... -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST:

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Alan Cox
> of SI's trademark. They would deem "Linux for SPARC Processors" as > acceptable. They also object to the use of the word "sparc" in any > part of a URL. So for example the url: > "http://www.geog.ubc.ca/sparc/howto/netboot.html"; is a trademark > infringement. Forwarded to the EFF - I suspe

Re: Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread David S. Miller
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Meta-FAQ: IMPORTANT UPDATE

1997-06-17 Thread Jim Mintha
ANNOUNCEMENT: - SPARC International's lawyers have the view that the terms SPARC/Linux or Linux/SPARC (or most other variations) constitute an infringement of SI's trademark. They would deem "Linux for SPARC Processors" as acceptable. They also object to the use of the word "sparc"