[Consortium] Linux trademark

[jaromil]

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On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 11:33:33AM +0100, Daniel James wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> The Linux Mark Institute, now part of OSDL it seems, is attempting to 
> charge organisations which use Linux in their name - even non-profits 
> like linuxaudio.org:
>  
> http://www.linuxmark.org/forms/linux_licence_doc.html#Check1
> 
> I think we should resist this move on principle.

I agree we should definitely resist.

other non-profit (dis)organizations like dyne.org could even suffer
major problems, not even on principle, since there is no funding
whatsoever. this is about freedom to code: if you do something based on
GNU/Linux as the majority of free software is today, then of course you
should mention the technology it is based on, then you are forced by
linuxmark to pay them - then there is no more free software.

i think we should state our thoughts, Cc: them to Linus and eventually
get prepared to run a campaign about it - hopefully the step of shouting
loud won't be needed.

we still need to figure out what is going to happen in EU with SW
patents, and now - even being non-profit - we get already harrassed by
some US based trademark on Linux ...  i smell quite some work for
activists and lawyers here.

ciao

- -- 
 jaromil,  dyne.org rasta coder,  http://rastasoft.org

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