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Lindows Agreeing to Change Name

Posted by simoniker on from the minus-w dept.

xandroid writes "It looks like Lindows.com has thrown in the towel for the fight to keep its name: the Seattle Times reports that they 'would not continue a worldwide legal battle with Microsoft.' They will announce the new name next Wednesday, although a favorite is Lindos -- 'because it's the W that is causing all the problems'." Update: 04/07 19:37 GMT by S : This is worth clarifying - Michael Robertson is claiming "...the company will go by a different name outside the U.S. until it can win the right to use the Lindows name internationally."

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  1. Couldn't they get in trouble for... by TimeForGuinness · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is Lindos any better...I mean Microsoft could make a argument at LinDOS. Plus why would you want DOS in your name anyways.

  2. Lindos? by Theatetus · · Score: 0, Redundant
    although a favorite is Lin dos

    Yeah... Microsoft sure couldn't have *ANY* objection to that...

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    All's true that is mistrusted
  3. I can see it already... by y2imm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    MS sues Lindos, claiming the sequence dos infringes on MS-DOS.

  4. And when it's "Lindos"... by domovoi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Redmond will sue the bejeezus out of them because the last three letters of Lindos are DOS.

    I recommend they call it "Artie" or perhaps "Biff" and hopscotch over MS's nonsense entirely.

  5. New name... by Rotting · · Score: 0, Redundant


    How about Licrosoft? ;)

    I know.. it's the OS, not the company.

  6. Lindos by Vexware · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is it just me, or are the Lindows developers blindfolded, waiting for the next punch? I mean, Microsoft are bound to notice it after some time... 'LindDOS'? Lindows could be the next Phoenix -- sorry, Firebird -- sorry... Well, you get the idea. Subsequent naming of the distribution will be 'Lindo', perhaps...

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    "Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect" -- Linus Torval
  7. Not sure.... sounds a bit like... by Zaiff+Urgulbunger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    a linux version of DOS? Lin-DOS?

    Don't think I like that!