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Linux Trademark Fun Continues

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Orre noted an article running on internetnews about LMI's efforts to license the Linux trademark to companies that use it. Prices range from $200 to $5k for companies with over a million bucks in revenue.

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  1. So I guess... by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Prices range from $200 to $5k for companies with over a million bucks in revenue.

    So I guess that's free as in 'freedom' then?

  2. Trademark Requirements by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 3, Funny

    Trademark Requirements:

    1. Does it run Linux?
    2. ...
    3. Profit?

  3. Re:This is a good idea by duffbeer703 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Plus, if you can't cough up $200, two guys in a basement have the option of just changing their product's name so that it doesn't claim to be "Linux".

    A product called "Two Guys in a Basement OS" or "Two Guys in a Basement OS, Powered by Linux" would not require a trademark license.

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  4. But... by Vo0k · · Score: 4, Funny

    But I've already paid $699! How can they charge me again for the same thing?!

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  5. My Favorite Quote From Linus by bajan_on_ice · · Score: 4, Funny
    from http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/20/95 which explains this whole debacle...

    Gaah. I don't tend to bother about slashdot, because quite frankly, the whole _point_ of slashdot is to have this big public wanking session with people getting together and making their own "insightful" comment on any random topic, whether they know anything about it or not.


    Now THATS insightful!
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  6. Re:Linus Torvalds explains it by david.given · · Score: 2, Funny
    Linus Torvald explains Slashdot:
    ...quite frankly, the whole _point_ of slashdot is to have this big public wanking session with people getting together and making their own "insightful" comment on any random topic, whether they know anything about it or not.

    ...and, once again, gets it spot on!

    (I'm just wondering whether this gets modded 'Funny', 'Insightful', or 'Flamebait'...)

  7. Unless you're SCO... by slapout · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...then your fee is $1,000,000,000 per copy :-)

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  8. Re:Why charge for it? by DrMowinckel · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happens if he gets sucked into a weirdo-cult? You mean, as in the F(L)OSS Community?

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  9. Re:Linus disses /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, but is he wrong?

  10. Re:Linus disses /. by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 2, Funny
    No, he's just dissing the id10t's who post their opinon before bothering to read up on the subject.

    That's a fine distinction. That's like saying I don't hate the KKK, I just hate the racists in it.