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| | | I've written a test program using the 19990330 LegOS snapshot[1], and it's misbehaving oddly. The program looks like this: (the headers are the result of my frobbing the LegOS headers to refer to <mindstorms/{legOS header}>...) #include (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | | | | Re: I'm being stupid. But how? —Kekoa Proudfoot
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| | | | (...) Hahaha, regarding that LegOS is more of a library than an OS, my opinion too. But you have to admit the name has some appeal, even if it is something of a misnomer... :) Clearly it says something about TLG's attitude toward LegOS that they (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | | | | | Re: I'm being stupid. But how? —Nick Alcock
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| | | | (...) Lego's always been a bit of a hobbyist's thing[1] so probably even TLG thinks there isn't much point in siccing lawyers on us, even if they disapproved. Big companies[2] lawyering hobbyists is really bad PR :) [1] not in any way derogatory, (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | | | | | Re: I'm being stupid. But how? —Kekoa Proudfoot
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| | | | (...) Considering the past history of TLG, I'd say the fact that they haven't said anything about the name LegOS says a lot. TLG is paranoid about their trademark. Use Lego like a noun (as in, "I liked Legos a lot when I was a kid," or "I play with (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | | | | | Re: I'm being stupid. But how? —Jonathan Knudsen
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| | | | Here's the fair play policy: (URL) right. The Lego Group is exceedingly protective of their trademarks and intellectual property. If they haven't pursued action against legOS, it's very likely a deliberate policy rather than an oversight. Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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