Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Mandriva was Re: Mercury Date: 7 Apr 2026 02:15:03 GMT Lines: 15 Message-ID: References: <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10qr0r9$m4tr$7@dont-email.me> <10qr7eq$obab$3@dont-email.me> <10qtgck$1c39f$5@dont-email.me> <10qtjf3$1c39f$7@dont-email.me> <10qut4a$1p6ki$1@dont-email.me> <10qvc77$1sfgs$1@dont-email.me> <10r0st9$29d74$2@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net EPmt08Y/ql8/agX+pohq8wBUXiij+/ZyPbj4CoIDYhWXaaQ0Ou Cancel-Lock: sha1:PRCmZEnrsaPf/VYZn6BlyLgyqho= sha256:VuHDNyNP6AtYsxu8cvUbj5o1m3awOqRy5X5EC/SRKNA= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85484 On Mon, 6 Apr 2026 18:09:45 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote: > Trademarks are also a quirky area where "opinon of the court" weighs > heavily. As long as the courts opinion is that there's no confusion as > to the source of the products, different things can overlap each other > 100% trademark wise and still not be a problem. One of our products was called Northstar. I shuddered because a Cadillac engine that was notorious for blowing head gaskets was called Northstar. GM anted to keep up with the technology and designed a DOHC engine with many innovations. I think they eventually went back to a pushrod engine, something they understood. Lately I haven't been impressed by the 'opinion of the court' in many cases.