RE: Re[2]: Apoc2 - concerns ::::: new mascot?

2001-05-09 Thread David Grove
> As my Con Law professor was fond of saying, "Horse hooey!"* Camel cookies. ;-) > These types of issues are not nearly so clear cut as many company's > would have people believe. E.g., O'Reilly is book publisher that > engages in the business of publishing and selling books for a > profit. T

Re[2]: Apoc2 - concerns ::::: new mascot?

2001-05-09 Thread A. C. Yardley
David Grove writes: > Probably not if it had scales, webbed feet, a hookbill, antennae, a furry > coontail, and udders. Otherwise, if it looks like a camel at all, it's > considered a trademark violation. I remember someone (whether at O'Reilly or > not I don't remember) saying that, even if it l

Re[2]: Apoc2 - concerns

2001-05-04 Thread A. C. Yardley
Dan Sugalski writes: > I dunno. Color me unconvinced--I do use the <> enough in non-while context > (and in non-implied while context) to make the whole idea of next feel > rather... nasty. And $FOO.next? Yuck. Reading lines/records in is one of > the most fundamental things one can do in a co