Re: monopoly namespace

Adam Megacz <[email protected]> 02 Oct 2003 22:59:37 -0700
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Okay, it's cool; w32 it is.

  - a


Tupshin Harper <[email protected]> writes:
> Adam Megacz wrote:
> 
> >Uh, I dunno... w32 obviously stands for windows... I'd really prefer
> >if we could pick a name that's not even based on a trademarked term.
> >
> >  - a
> >
> Win32 is a Microsoft trademark. W32 is not trademarked at all. It 
> appears to me that w32 is the simplest non-infringing, clear way to 
> refer to the platform.
> 
> FWIW, Linux is a trademarked term. ;-)
> 
> -Tupshin
> 
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