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Re: LDraw.org to change name to be more accepting to other brands
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
Date: 
Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:22:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Tim Courtney writes:
It doesn't take much to figure out that the 'L' in 'LDraw' stands for LEGO.  Us
here at LDraw.org have been concerned recently with the discriminatory message
this might send towards clone brands.  Clone brand bricks have struggled
against LEGO because of LEGO's superior quality for years.

Fool me six times, shame on you.  Fool me seven times, shame on me.

;-)

Cheers,
- jsproat



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  LDraw.org to change name to be more accepting to other brands
 
Hello everybody - It has come to my attention recently that the name 'LDraw' in 'LDraw.org' is a tad discriminating against other brands of building blocks. It's with a heavy heart that I announce that the site will be changing its name in the near (...) (24 years ago, 1-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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