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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:31:48 +0900, rg2 wrote:
OK, you missed some of my points, especially the Linux bit (what
happens
in the future if there is a Linux and BSD version?), but...
Don't expect me to quote everything you've written. I only quote and
reply to what I find relevant. Most of the questions you've raised
could be answered with "just wait and see".
Anyway, to the meat of the matter: is it correct-legal-acceptable in
printed materials (books, magazines, online articles etc) then, to refer
to what the user has or is putting on his or her machine, the Fedora
Project distro, as just Fedora.
With regard to Fedora trademark issues, the FAQ mentions that Fedora
Project trademark rules will be provided before the first release.
For example, "Once you have installed
Fedora, you can....," "Fedora allows you to.....," "If you are new to
Fedora, you will find..." and so on.
It is a matter of taste whether you call a product by its full name. I
would prefer the full name wherever it is necessary to avoid
ambiguities. With The Fedora Project, often the short-form "Fedora"
will be enough when referring to the project's products as a whole.
Red Hat seemed fussy on this point
in the past, insisting, as I recall, that Red Hat be referred to as Red
Hat Linux Operating System or, at least, Red Hat Linux, rather than Red
Hat.
That is a completely different thing. "Red Hat" is the name of the
company. "Red Hat Linux" is the name of one of its products. You would
never refer to installing "Microsoft" either.
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