Re: Patch policy

[Jonathan Larmour <jifl@eCosCentric.com>]

Alex Schuilenburg wrote:
> Jonathan Larmour wrote:
> [...]
> 
>> Interestingly, the main s.r.c eCos and redboot websites have _never_ 
>> mentioned trademarks, nor has the logo ever had a (TM) superscript. 
>> The logo isn't a registered trademark AFAIK, so RH's legal protection 
>> is minimal.
> 
> 
> Incorrect. ECOS and the logo are *both* registered trademarks of Red 
> Hat, so be careful there.

eCos is a *registered* trademark. The logo AFAIK isn't.

 >  The TM superscript does indeed exist for the
> logo on all handouts given away by Red Hat and Cygnus,

TM doesn't mean registered though.... specifically not in fact. I believe 
you that there may well have been handouts with the TM superscript... in 
fact I've just looked and the stickers I have here do have the TM I see. 
But the laxness in applying the TM as evidenced by the existing public use 
of logos by Red Hat makes it very difficult to enforce.

 > and I have
> correspondence from Mark Webbink verifying this.

He lumped the eCos registered trademark and other trademarks together if 
you're referring to what I think you are.

Jifl
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