Didn't mean to come across as testy. Sorry if I did. Focusing on my
confusion made me not focus on the tenor of what I was writing. Sorry
again. But at the same time, thanks for the answer. That old RedHat TM
usage guide guidelines got me so paranoid, but your point about it being
a different ball of wax (can of beans, gaggle of geese) makes me see
that I was missing the point of that doc a tad.
rg
(Michael Schwendt wrote:
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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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