Re: Possible Gnome name problems?

[Max Watson <redline intrex net>]

raster@redhat.com wrote:
> 
> On  2 Sep, Ian Wells shouted:
> ->  A friend who just found mention of Gnome on the web pointed out to me
> ->  there may be a problem with the use of the name 'Gnome'.
> ->
> ->  As I understand it, we can use the name Gnome providing there's no-one
> ->  else in the same area who uses it already, so that no confusion is
> ->  caused.
> ->
> ->  Unfortunately, as he pointed out, there's a company called Gnome in
> ->  the UK, who've been writing X servers for many years now.  Not only do
> ->  they use the name 'Gnome', they also use it in association with
> ->  computer software and with X.  Is this going to cause us a problem?
> 
> In the UK - probably - Does this mean we nwo have a legal reaosn to
> rename gnome? :)
> 

Do I smell gasoline? :) 

M.Watson <redline@intrex.net>