Re: Tomboy replacement

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>]

On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 15:42 +0000, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 03:39:57PM +0000, Ross Burton wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-02-22 at 15:15 +0000, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 09:26:55PM -0800, Peter Gordon wrote:
> > > > Using childlish references (such as "M$" and "Microvell") is immature
> > > > and does nothing to further your point. Likewise, name-calling will
> > > > always strongly discredit your argument, irrelevant to whether or not
> > > > you are correct.
> > > 
> > > Actually, if you want to be absolutely sure you won't step on
> > > trademarks, they're suddenly not so childish anymore...
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to call a company by it's name when I'm
> > talking about said company.  If not, then there are larger fish to fry.
> > Only today I heard the BBC say "Microsoft".  Oh no, I've done it again!
> > Aaiiiiiie!
> 
> Me too, but I prefer not to prove it in court.

l33ting it doesn't help protect you much either.  It makes a dubious
long-shot trademark infringement into a libel/defamation claim...  At
the end, it's whose pocket is deeper, and it sure can't be you.

Now we've used up our share of Friday bulls*** on d-d-l before it's even
noon...  Back to work everyone :).


> Rui
> 
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