Re: RFC: pentium optimized debian

[Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com>]

john@dhh.gt.org <john@dhh.gt.org> wrote:
> Nonsense. You can refer specifically to the Intel Pentium cpu without
> any legal concern at all (Intel is also a trademark, BTW). The *only*
> thing Intel's trademark on Pentium permits them to do is to forbid you
> to label cpu's that you are *selling* 'Pentium'.

You're making this up.  Lessee...

15 USC Section 1114:

 (1) Any person who shall, without the consent of the registrant--
...
     (b) reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or colorably imitate a registered
     mark and apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable
     imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles
     or advertisements intended to be used in commerce upon or in
     connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or
     advertising of goods or services on or in connection with which
     such use is likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to
     deceive, shall be liable in a civil action by the registrant for
     the remedies hereinafter provided.

You want to guarantee that people involved in debian are not going to be
liable for offering services in connection with use of cpus in a fashion
which is likely to cause confusion about what a pentium is?

Why even go there?

-- 
Raul


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