Re: RFC: pentium optimized debian
At 21:13 -0700 1998-07-25, Jim Mintha wrote:
>Not an exact explanation, but I run the Sparc/Linux web site and most
>of the Sparc renaming has stemmed from my "discussions" with SPARC
>International's lawyers. They objected the to term "SparcLinux" and
>the term Sparc/Linux as well as Linux/Sparc, etc. The only acceptable
>term was "Linux for the SPARC based microprocessors" Their rationale
>was that people would think that SPARC Intl. was officially sponsoring
>it if it was called Sparc/Linux. They also objected to _any_ url (ftp
>or http-wise) that had "sparc" and "linux" in it.
Hmm... I wonder if SPARC Int'l is unaware of "NetBSD/sparc", and
"OpenBSD/sparc".
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