On 21/07/2015 15:36, Mouse wrote:
In FAQ item 1.9, [...]
Surely those list addresses shouldn't _all_ be the same...?
This piece of text obviously doesn't make much sense after the
search-and-replace which happened when the cygwin-xfree list was
deprecated.
Ah! I wondered how that had happened. Makes perfect sense now.
Though, I do note, the new wording makes it sound as though cygwin@ is
specifically for Cygwin/X, rather than all of Cygwin. As a strawman
for a fix, how about
Not for Cygwin/X specifically, but Cygwin/X traffic is
appropriate for the main Cygwin list at cygwin@....
12.8. Isn't "XWin" trademarked by StarNet Communications?
No. A quick search at the United States Patent and Trademark
Office for "XWin" [...]
The question does not specify a jurisdiction; [...]
I don't know why this is in the FAQ. It seems to record the
discussion at [1].
It does, it does indeed. I did a few searches against the archives,
but must have missed the search terms which would have turned up that
one. (Not surprising; my search-fu is quite weak.)
How would you suggest rewriting this?
It could be as simple as changing the answer to something like
Not in the USA, at least; a quick search at...
I've adjusted the FAQ text in those areas.
Thanks for your comments.
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Jon TURNEY
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