Re: Need to pay to use the word "Linux" in commercial products/services!

[Randy Dunlap]

Kok, Auke wrote:
> andy wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I found it a bit strange that the word "Linux" has to be licensed!
>> The "word" is protected under GPL v2, as it is appear first in 1991
>> in GPL code.  Trademarks and Patents are not allowed in GPL!
>> The registration of the name at later point of time, and now the
>> licensing terms are very confusing to me, could someone help
>> me to understand better please?
> 
> please talk to a laywer, they can explain everything to you.

Yes.  However, there is this:  http://www.linuxmark.org/

~rdd


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