And that press release clearly talks about the financial liability of the earlier identity, as quoted below :
=================================================================== Press release More press releases * Mandrakesoft Announces Name Change! 2005-04-07 After spending weeks balancing pros and cons, Mandrakesoft has decided to change its name! The name change will apply worldwide to both the company and its products. The management team sees two good reasons for this change: 1. The recent Mandrakesoft - Conectiva merger calls for a new identity that better represents the combination of two key companies and their global presence. 2. The long-winding trademark lawsuit with Hearst Corporation has reached a point where we decided it is more reasonable for us to move forward. By adopting a new name, we eliminate the liability attached to the Mandrakesoft name and we can focus on what is important to us: developing and delivering great technology and solutions to both our customers and our user community. " =========================================== Original Message: ----------------- From: Zaheer Mohamed Kozhakkaniyil [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 09:06:18 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: [Mailinglist] Mandriva <FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Mandrakelinux becomes Mandriva Linux!</STRONG> - It's been in the air for a few weeks... Mandrakesoft has decided to change its name: now it's <B>M A N D R I V A</B>! Learn more in the </FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.mandriva.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/corporate/2551";><FONT face=Arial size=2>press-release</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>.</FONT><BR> -- <p>___________________________________________________________<br>Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com<br> <a href="http://mail01.mail.com/scripts/payment/adtracking.cgi?bannercode=adsfr eejump01" target="_blank">http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup</a></p> -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
