[Linux-aus] Linux Trademark

[Brendon Chase]

This week's news story from Renai is at this url:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Torvalds_in_renewed_Aust_Linux_trademark_push/0,2000061733,39205211,00.htm

Brendon

Anthony Towns wrote:

> James Purser wrote:
>
>> A thread has started up on the SLUG list re an email from a Jeremy
>> Malcolm claiming to represent Linus Torvalds with regards to the Linux
>> trademark.
>
>
> Yup. LA's been looking into securing the Linux trademark (and a couple 
> of others, like "Linux Australia" and "linux.conf.au") for a while 
> now; we've been aiming to secure the former on behalf on Linus, who's 
> appointed the LMI to work out policies so he doesn't have to bother.
>
> This is what Jeremy's working through, with both LA's and LMI's support.
>
>> After reading this article I am a little confused here: 
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39156205,00.htm
>
>
> Check the dateline -- "13 August 2004 01:38 PM".
>
>> Does this mean that Linux Australia is going to have to change it's name
>> or what? Sorry it's a little late and I'm a little confused.
>
>
> There's a company in SA, aiui, that calls themselves Linux Australia 
> Pty Ltd (LA is Linux Australia, Inc), and that tried to trademark the 
> word "Linux".
>
> HTH.
>
> Cheers,
> aj
>