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Re: I'm being stupid. But how?
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Tue, 4 May 1999 11:15:20 GMT
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kekoa@pixel.Stanford.EDU (Kekoa Proudfoot) writes:
> Clearly it says something about TLG's
> attitude toward LegOS that they haven't said anything about the name yet.
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, I'm a hobbyist too
[2] I'd guess TLG counts...
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: I'm being stupid. But how?
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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