[linux-audio-user] Just look at what you have done!

Joshua Boyd jdboyd at jdboyd.net
Sat Aug 26 15:46:16 EDT 2006


On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 06:17:00PM -0400, Rob wrote:

> So if they are calling themselves open source (note: I don't 
> think they are) then they would be violating the trademark of 
> Eric Raymond and his buddies.  On the other hand, I have no idea 
> whether the OSI has gone after violators of its trademark the 
> way the FSF has gone after GPL violations on software to which 
> it holds the copyright.  Trademarks can be diluted, as you just 
> did ever-so-slightly with your assertion above.

They aren't going after people misusing the term Open Source.  I heard
that directly from one of their people when I tried to report a blatant
misuse. 


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