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Subject:	Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:09:59 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Troy Cefaratti writes: > The way I read the article it didn't seem that they were so much upset that > he had come up with the new OS, but rather that he had named it legOS. > > No matter how you look at it, or what excuse he can come up for choosing > that name, it is pushing the envelope a bit. I personnally wouldn't blame > Lego if they were forced to sue him to change it. Hopefully he will do the > inteligent thing and change it before it gets to that point. I concur. If I manufactured a new extra-cushiony disk storage system that used *really* tiny sponges for support, and I called it Micro-Soft, I'm sure I'd get a letter. This particular case has the added spin of stepping soundly into the "LEGO bricks/not LEGOS" debate. If TLG is serious about protecting its intellectual property, and if they perceive LegOS (a clever name, undeniably!) to be a danger to that property, then they are well within their rights to contest it. Dave!

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		Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
Ok, I agree with the possibility of the name being a problem, but I am more concerned about the hacks themselves being contested instead. However, LegOS is NOT for commercial purposes, so that should be a factor to consider here. I wouldn't be AS (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)

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		Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
The way I read the article it didn't seem that they were so much upset that he had come up with the new OS, but rather that he had named it legOS. No matter how you look at it, or what excuse he can come up for choosing that name, it is pushing the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)

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