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Linux Trademark Rejected in Australia
daria42 writes "Linus Torvalds' bid to have the word 'Linux' trademarked in Australia has failed, with the local intellectual property regulator sending his lawyer a vitriolic letter deriding efforts to provide evidence the trademark application was legitimate. In the letter, the regulator points out that information from Wikipedia and Google used by the lawyer to support the trademark application is simply not effective in making the case for a trademark to be registered."
A) Redhat uses binary only packages B) The command line is extremely powerful for scripting and so forth. One of Windows Vista's main goals is getting a good shell and command line. C) Man pages are for developers. If you want to learn an OS buy a book or google. The answers are there, you just need to know what to ask. "Playing music doesn't work" is not a valid search query =/ Linux didn't get where it is by being a crappy OS, mabie you just don't have what it takes to run a Linux OS.
Wow. You really need to check your facts.
Linux didn't get where it is by being a crappy OS, mabie you just don't have what it takes to run a Linux OS.
Therein lies the difference between the Linux community and the rest of the world. We want a computer that works correctly and OFFERS actions that just work.
You want to discover how these things work as though they were a mystery. Then you want to be the only one who knows how it works so you feel a little more special. Then you want to make it easy enough for the desktop. Then you want to deride anyone who's trying to figure out how to wrestle with their Linux powered desktop, to trick it into doing what they want it to do by telling them that they aren't 'man enough' to run it.
Your operating system is not suppost to BE the project. It's suppost to be the transparent part that allows you to work on your real project without any problems. I shouldn't need to HAVE anything to run a Linux OS except a keyboard and a mouse and an understanding of both.
Linux got exactly where it is by being a crappy OS. What's that market share again?
Which will result in people fleeing the site as a respectable news source and result in just a big bunch of wankers (like us) frequenting the site and ignoring the advertisements (I use adblock, how about you?) so what's the fuckin' point? Really, this idea that Slashdot "editors" can continue to shirk the responsibilities of their job title will just result in advertisers abandoning the site. Unfortunately it will take time which means a prelonged period where you and I have to put up with them before they are replaced with people who are remotely accurate at attracting real users who actually give a shit about the advertised content - whether that means you or I is another question.
How we know is more important than what we know.
Nobody but RMS fans gives a shit about the "ambiguity". Really, we don't. That's why 99% of us call it "linux", while only a tiny 1% whine, bitch, and moan that it should be called "GNU/Linux". And they're (rightly) ignored.
Max
My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions?