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Metroworks for Linux



On Wed, 17 May 2000, Niall Kavanagh wrote:

> On Wed, 17 May 2000, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 
> > That is correct. A few years ago some sleazy Boston attorney registered 
> > Linux as a trademark and sent letters to some of the businesses that 
> > write code or produice distributions. Linux International (eg. Maddog Hall) 
> > led the fight to regain the Linux trademark. I didn't keep up with the legal 
> > battle, but from a legal standpoint, they probably were able to establish 
> > Linus as the most legitimate owner of the name. 
> >
> 
> I think you're missing the mirth! ;)
>                                       \ | /   
>                                        \|/
>                                         v
> "Linux is a registered trademark of Linux Torvalds".
>                                         ^
>                                        /|\
>                                       / | \

Even better than that!  When we (me and a couple of coworkers) went to
visit WrightLine to look at rack-mount cabinets, they had one of those
scrolling LED displays that said: 


                      WELCOME MISSION CRITICAL LINUS

I had a little chuckle.


-- 
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
martin at MissionCriticalLinux.com 

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