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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!in1.uu.net!vixie!nnrp!vixie From: vixie@gw.vix.com (Paul A Vixie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc Subject: Re: What is "BSD"? Date: 23 Aug 1995 18:10:11 GMT Organization: Vixie Enterprises Lines: 14 Message-ID: <VIXIE.95Aug23111011@gw.vix.com> References: <CGD.95Aug20032937@BALVENIE.PDL.CS.CMU.EDU> <4199pv$skk@cnn.nas.nasa.gov> <41adgc$b0m@bsdi.BSDI.COM> <DDo9z9.JFC@kithrup.com> <VIXIE.95Aug21180823@wisdom.home.vix.com> <KSTAILEY.95Aug23084007@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: gw.home.vix.com In-reply-to: kstailey@leidecker.gsfc.nasa.gov's message of 23 Aug 1995 12:40:07 GMT >> now can someone please tell me the "harm" that's been done? >The trademarked BSD is now the technologically inferior one. I, um, won't debate that with you. But you didn't answer my question, or at least, you did not demonstrate harm. FreeBSD got its trademark. All indications are that NetBSD could have its trademark. Nobody wants to call their system "BSD" now that CSRG is dead; not even BSDi uses that for a product name (they use BSD/OS, for the record.) So, what harm? -- Paul Vixie La Honda, CA "Illegitimi non carborundum." <paul@vix.com> pacbell!vixie!paul (dont let the bastards grind you down)