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LEGO Responds to Business 2.0
Johannes K. writes "Here is an apparently official news message sent out by LEGO as a response to the recent article on mindstorms in Business 2.0. In it, LEGO states that they think it is great that people hack mindstorms and write their own software for it; in fact, they are convinced it will increase the popularity of the product. (Now there's an attitude you don't see nearly often enough.) However, they do have to protect their trademarks, and LegOS is apparently one of the victims of that. Understandable, I suppose."
What else are they gonna do, they're only an inch high, yellow and have holes in their legs! Mind you they do have some cool space craft and a jazzy train set ;)
...and name it "Non-infringing Product"
If you had read the fairplay page you would have said "I think I'll go out and buy more bricks from the LEGO(tm) group."
I wonder whether the Justice Department will punish Lego for failing to uphold the spirit of the DMCA.
Letgomyegg OS (resist and violate more trademarks)
PullingMyLeg OS (fall back after above)
YourLOS (A way to send home a final message...)
YAWN OS (Yet Another Wannabe Non-infringing Lego OS)
AgnOS (A Gnu-like OS, with adherants being AgnOStics?)
SpiroLegGnu OS (Ok, pretty oblique, but perhaps right wing fringe appeal will appease lawyers)
L'EgonomicsOS (respect the capitalist force, L'Uke)
LAG OS (well, maybe not).
BreakALeg OS (Acting like it should...but just a hint of a certain plastic brick in it)
O'GEL OS (With back handed Scottish flair)
Charles L'Gaul OS (use a bad French accent).
LegoBagleOS (acknowledge influence of lawyers)
L'Egolitariate OS (proletariat resists lawyers)
OSS LiBRE Operating System Software for Little Brick Robots And Electronics
How about Brix (sorry, couldn't help it)?
Bush Lies Watch
She's a brick ---- OS
Mightay mightay just lettin' it all hang out...
Hey! A theme song, and another potential infringement! What more could you ask for?