Re: KOHA trade mark application - ways to help

I've read and re-read this analogy and it doesn't seem applicable at all to me.

There is an interviews with Chris Cormack here.

http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/51365-koha-dev-sad-angry-at-american-trademark-grab

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Michael Field
<[email protected]> wrote:
> A Christmas tale...
>
> (caring mother) Here, have this hand crafted tapestry, I hope you find it useful, however you use it
> (teenage son) Great, it's just what I needed!
> (caring mother) [slightly surprised] Glad you like it!
>
> A short while later...
>
> (caring mother) Did you find a good place for that tapestry?
> (teenage son) Sure did, it was very helpful!
> (caring mother) Helpful?
> (teenage son) Sure, I cut it into rags for checking the oil in the car.
> (caring mother) You did what!?!
>
> I have sympathy for the HTL but when you give things away it doesn’t always work out as you expect. :-(
>
> It's also way I now never put anything on Trademe with a $1 reserve - sadly it's easier to put it in the bin once you no longer need it.
>
> Mike
>

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