[indiana-discuss] Re: [indiana=discuss] Name of Distro?

[Doug Scott]

Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 20/06/07, Simon Phipps <webmink at sun.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 21, 2007, at 02:24, Shawn Walker wrote:
>> > I just think that a project that is supposedly by the community
>> > (Indiana) should have to follow the same rules as the rest of the
>> > community.
>>
>> I agree with that. But how about if those rules changed? There are a
>> few boundaries imposed by US and other trademark law, but it's
>> plausible that we could ask Sun to change the rules.
>
> That's my main sticking point with it at the moment. If Indiana is a
> community project, it should follow the same rules the rest of the
> community has to follow.
>
Shawn,
   playing by the rules,  Sun own the right by law to call anything they 
want as Solaris or OpenSolaris. No other entity has this right, thus 
they can not use the name. Let just get on with life, and produce code!

> If we can change those rules such that all projects can do the same
> thing, then great!

It is up to Sun what they want to do with 'their' trademarks. The rule 
is in their favour. Currently I do not see anybody from other 
OpenSolaris  distribution complaining about the issue. Let just move on, 
life is short and talk is too cheap!

Doug