Re: OFFTOPIC: Linux name

Gregory Maxwell (linker@z.ml.org)
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:32:22 -0500 (EST)


Linux is now a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the US and other countries.

On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Mark Szlaga wrote:

> Greetings,
> I remember a while back there was a frivilous lawsuit about the Linux name
> and something to do with a trademark.
>
> I am trying to write a fairly professional paper for college and I was
> just wondering if the name is just "Linux" or if it was something else, like
> say, "Linux(tm)".
>
> Just curious so that I can write the name correctly. And sorry bout
> wasting bandwidth, so please e-mail me directly and not to the list.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
>
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