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From: gordon@sneaky.lonestar.org (Gordon Burditt)
Subject: Re: 4.4BSD Release
Message-ID: <CA2vEL.5Ip@sneaky.lonestar.org>
Organization: Gordon Burditt
References: <8226@bacon.IMSI.COM>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 00:44:31 GMT
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>I remember getting a memo from AT&T when I was at Berkeley that
>detailed (3 pages at least) "proper" and "improper" usage of the term
>"UNIX" ... for instance, it's never correct to say "UNIX-like" since it
>must never be hyphenated.
So what are the consequences of "improper" usage?
(1) The Phone Police come and take you away.
(2) Your high-school English teacher takes back your diploma.
(3) "UNIX-like" is NOT a trademark of anything and I can use it any
way I darn please regardless of what anyone's lawyers say.
Can I trademark "UNIX is a trademark of USL", "UNIX is a trademark of
AT&T", "UNIX is a trademark of Western Electric" and '"Unix is a trademark
of USL" is a trademark of Gordon Burditt' ?
Incidentally, the last license I actually was required to sign (V6 or
V7), or for that matter, even saw, required me to note that "UNIX is a
trademark of Western Electric". They have not notified me that anything
changed, so what's this "AT&T" and "USL" crap? :-) If the contract says
that in writing, am I supposed to violate it on rumors that the trademark
has changed hands?
Gordon L. Burditt
sneaky.lonestar.org!gordon