linux-watch.com — Trademarks have recently become something of an issue in open-source circles. Debian, for example, recently took exception to Mozilla's Firefox trademark rules and called its version of the popular browser "IceWeasel." So, Ubuntu has decided to address possible trademark issues by creating its own trademark policy.
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elnerdoApr 28, 2007
The jokes on you. Ubuntu fangirl is an oxymoron.
raynevandunemApr 28, 2007
Right now, patents (of every type) are being ruled as irrelevant and useless.Someday, I'm sure, we're gonna get to a point where trademarks and copyrights will be ruled as irrelevant and useless,where the corporate legal need to protect your own identity will become unnecessary and unbearably restrictive. Just not right now, of course.Wikipedia's own struggles over copyrighted and trademarked images and videos uploaded to their servers are the first signs that the current laws will be in an increasingly greater need for reform in the years to come.People may cheer Canonical for enforcing their trademark now, but just wait for, say, 6 years into the future.Trust me, you won't.
btiplingApr 28, 2007
No, I think you mean "What if you manipulate the "Based on Ubuntu®" logo and trademark using Adobe® Photoshop® software?"
derrekitoApr 28, 2007
@diggcopblowmebant.
derrekitoApr 28, 2007
From MY experience any flack Linux gets as not being a good OS is based on ignorance.
derrekitoApr 28, 2007
There already is a "733TBuntu" it's called Slackware. :)
wooteryApr 28, 2007
That's some good trolling, ilgaz.
mash8591Apr 28, 2007
Well said my friend - VISTA FTW!
ksadyaApr 28, 2007
copyright and/or trademark infringement. I donno, you could always try it and see what they say.
Closed AccountApr 28, 2007
What about c**kInUBuntu?