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Re: RFC: pentium optimized debian



john@dhh.gt.org writes:

> Raul writes:
> > pentium is a trademark, so we're not really free to use it.
> 
> Yes you are.  A trademark is not a copyright.  It only gives the owner the
> right to forbid others to use the mark as a 'mark in trade': an identifier
> for a product offered for sale.  Other uses of the mark are in no way
> restricted.

Isn't that exacly what we do when we say binary-i386/binary-m68k/binary-pentium? (using the name in a 'mark of trade')


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