Re: Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2005-01-01 Thread Decklin Foster
Brian Thomas Sniffen writes: > I'm not sure that makes a difference. The mark "Debian" is a > trademark of SPI. You'd like your software to be Free, so why not > avoid the trademarked name? Not to put too fine a point on it or anything but... Package: dash Description: The Debian Almquist Shel

Re: Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2004-12-30 Thread Juergen Lueters
Am Donnerstag, den 30.12.2004, 12:52 -0500 schrieb Brian Thomas Sniffen: > Juergen Lueters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > We are not shipping any devices. > > The plan is to provide some debs and to get them into main. > > I'm not sure that makes a difference. The mark "Debian" is a > tradema

Re: Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2004-12-30 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
Juergen Lueters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We are not shipping any devices. > The plan is to provide some debs and to get them into main. I'm not sure that makes a difference. The mark "Debian" is a trademark of SPI. You'd like your software to be Free, so why not avoid the trademarked name?

Re: Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2004-12-30 Thread Juergen Lueters
We are not shipping any devices. The plan is to provide some debs and to get them into main. The project consists of software only. There are actually no intentions to ship cdroms or anything else. You need to have a debian system running. regards p.s. i am not subscribed to legal, so please cc

Re: Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2004-12-29 Thread Brian Thomas Sniffen
Juergen Lueters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We would like to call this project "debian extended xterminal" or short > "dext". > > The question now arises if we can use this name or if there are any > legal obstacles (copyrights). No copyrights prevent you from using the name Debian, but differe

Using "debian extended xterminal (dext)" as name for a project.

2004-12-29 Thread Juergen Lueters
Hello folks, since some time we are developing a set of shell scripts in order to set up a environment for xterminals and diskless workstations. We provide the following capabilities - install a chroot environment with debootstrap - create a proper initrd - create a custom kernel - create a tft