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Grant Goodyear wrote: |
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> I just received the paperwork certifying that "GENTOO" is now a |
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> registered trademark of the US. What that means is that Swift's notices |
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> of infringement now have not only the force of (US) law behind them, but |
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> a bit more urgency, too, since we are required to protect the trademark. |
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> So, here's what we're going to need: |
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> 1. All Gentoo docs need some sed magic to put the registered trademark |
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> symbol (that R-in-a-circle thingy) after "Gentoo" wherever it is |
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> used. (Alternatively, one can use the words "Registered in the U.S. |
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> Patent and Trademark Office" or "Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off.") |
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> I'm not sure right now what needs to be done with text docs (such |
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> as man pages). |
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How does this apply for ebuilds? Do we need to include a simliar |
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statement in every ebuild or is that separate from the copyright issue |
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in the ebuilds? |
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Lance Albertson <ramereth@g.o> |
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Gentoo Infrastructure | Operations Manager |
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