[Wylug-discuss] Interesting view from a Google employee

[D.Bolton U0970268]

Interesting - and sensible. I guess it ensures Linus Torvaldls remains head Linux honcho - and that the word doesn't become generic.

But I'm sure Google already has a licence (it is free, after all) - and just chooses to use the word sparingly.

BTW, does WYLUG have a sublicence?  ;-)

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From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk [wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk] on behalf of Robert Burrell Donkin [robertburrelldonkin at gmail.com]
Sent: 08 January 2013 19:57

Linux is trademarked[1] and a license is required[2]

Google has good lawyers but why risk bad publicity from a court case...

Robert
[1] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/legal/trademark
[2] http://www.linuxfoundation.org/programs/legal/trademark/sublicense-request


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