On 07/12/14 09:05, Daniel Dickman wrote: > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 3:45 AM, Riley Baird > <bm-2cvqnduybau5do2dfjtrn7zbaj246s4...@bitmessage.ch> wrote: >> I have a few questions about OpenBSD's trademark policy. (I tried >> looking, but I couldn't find a document.) >> >> 1. What is OpenBSD's stance on allowing derivative distros to keep the >> name "OpenBSD" throughout the system? > > It's a ton of work to change the name. I'm curious why you want to > create a derivative distro? Besides all kinds of subtle breakage in > the base system, many ports will break/stop working properly.
I agree entirely. For this reason, I think it would be best to keep system internals (e.g. uname, includes, etc.) using the name OpenBSD with only the main user-visible parts changed to a new name. As for why I want to create the distro, I think that OpenBSD has excellent security, and I would like to create a version without the binary-only microcode included.
