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Re: linux is ???? trademark???
On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Period.
>
> Anyone says other statements - is wrong..
Yes yes, 'lax. He was just mentioning the William R. della Croce court
case, where, since Linux wasn't trademarked, he trademarked it as his own
(the name, not the OS). This case was settled out of court eventually,
afaik, with the help of some companies legal teams. The full story can
(??) still be found on slashdot
--Ariel
>
> Hetz
>
> Alex Dubrovsky wrote:
> >
> > Here is what i saw going through an old digital nic manual:
> >
> > Linux is a registered trademark of Croce, William R. Della, Jr....
> >
> > ????
> > how come?
> >
> > Regards
> > Alex Dubrovsky
> >
> > "The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts
> > agree , is by accident. That's wherewe come in : we're computer
> > professionals....We cause accidents"
> > -Nathaniel Borenstein
> >
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