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Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: TheKnifeThrower on 17 July 2003, 16:51

Read this article:

Computer World New Zealand (http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/FEA5148AE2814F7BCC256D63001072A9!opendocument)

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: billy_gates on 17 July 2003, 17:50

RedHat is moving into the corporate world... what a surprise... they are actually trying to make money now.  I hope only good happens, but we shall see.

BTW, I totally support what they are doing not only in the "right" to do it, but their "need" to do it, in order to pull in more revenue.

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: mobrien_12 on 18 July 2003, 08:58

Well they can keep the use of their RedHat name if they want... but asking people to remove the name Redhat and meta tags from vendor websites sounds a bit extreme.

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: Stryker on 18 July 2003, 21:56

They yelled at me for selling a boxed version of redhat on ebay, i put it down to avoid anything. but still, it was all boxed up... that's what ebay's for.

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: solo on 18 July 2003, 11:07

can they sue you for selling something on ebay? I don't think so. Anyway, if the the redhat art package is released under GPL (i believe it is) then Redhat should not ask ppl to remove the redhat art package. The trademark thing yeah, I can see.

I support Redhat for defending it's trademarks. But I think they are a bit wrong for the ebay thing...

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: Fett101 on 18 July 2003, 11:25

Sounds like somenes growing up to be a big, badass corperation.

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: lazygamer on 19 July 2003, 11:08

FFS, I hope they don't go too much farther with this sorta thing. Redhat are susposed to be the good guys, even if they are the biggest distro company, they are still susposed to be good.  :(

They're not a giant corporation, and I'd assume the founder is still in control quite a bit. So maybe they don't have to go any more corrupt. I mean with this as their only infraction, this doesn't seem too scary.

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: mobrien_12 on 20 July 2003, 03:34

Apparently RedHat is going to stop producing boxed sets.....

http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=364 (http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=364)

Title: Redhat Clamps down on Trademark Use
Post by: slvadcjelli42 on 23 July 2003, 07:04

my first thoughts when seeing "XXX-XXX" listed on http://www.tuxcds.com: (http://www.tuxcds.com:) "what the hell... xxx-xxx... hmm... ooooh R.E.D.-H.A.T." NOWHERE do they actually say the phrase "red hat". The poor website just has to assume you'll figure it out, i guess   :rolleyes: