Re: [QD-Filosofia] Linus Torvalds sucks...

On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 11:31:40AM -0300, Jonas Santos wrote:
> Alguns coment=E1rios mais bem informados:
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> A motiva=E7=E3o pro registro e cobran=E7a da marca Linux j=E1 havia sid=
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> explicada pelo pr=F3prio Torvalds em 2000.
> http://boudicca.tux.org/hypermail/linux-kernel/2000week04/0654.html
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> Mais recentemente:
> "As to the "cease-and-desist or sublicense the mark" letters, they are=20
> sadly directly brought on by the requirements of maintaining a trademar=
k.
> If you have a trademark, you have to police it, which means that you ha=
ve
> to do trademark searches to see who uses it in a commercial setting, an=
d
> make sure that they use it properly."
> http://kerneltrap.org/node/5581
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> Maddog Hall:
> "Linux International has been defending the Linux Trademark for the
> world, which due to the costs of registering and obtaining Internationa=
l
> Trade Marks is VERY expensive.  Linux International has spent over
> 300,000 USD to do this over the years."
> http://lists.linux.org.au/archives/linux-aus/2005-August/msg00084.html
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> GrokLaw:
> "If a licensor does not exercise sufficient control over the quality of
> the goods and services offered by the licensee, the trademark may, in
> some countries (for example, the United Kingdom), become vulnerable to
> attack by the licensee or a third party. In other countries, such as th=
e
> United States, the trademark may be deemed abandoned."
> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=3D20050816092029989

Bom, eles vao achar a ideia muito lucrativa e daqui a pouco vao
estar vendendo licencas de uso.
Ja comentei porque o Torvalds nao vem para o Brasil ?

Por que os outros sistemas operacionais livres, sim livres e
muito mais livres que o Linux nao precisam disto ?

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