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Re:“@ubuntu asks us to bill you 1e-2e per month for each VPS... by tankenmate on Monday June 20, 2016 @07:32AM (#11937328)
You are conflating copyright with trademarks.
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Re:“@ubuntu asks us to bill you 1e-2e per month for each VPS... by icebraining on Monday June 20, 2016 @08:03AM (#11937427)
How so? Ubuntu uses the names of those programs in their packages, no?
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Re:“@ubuntu asks us to bill you 1e-2e per month for each VPS... by tankenmate on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @05:29AM (#11952516)
As far as I am aware Ubuntu complies with all trademark requirements for upstream software that it packages (e.g. Firefox, and probably other 3rd party pre compiled software). For most F/OSS software they have no trademark requirements and/or registered trademarks. So in effect Ubuntu are doing the right thing (tm).
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Re:“@ubuntu asks us to bill you 1e-2e per month for each VPS... by 92187313921 on Monday June 20, 2016 @09:11AM (#11937730)
Sigh. Why is everyone so literal here. The question then is: If upstream authors are so generous not to trademark their works, and Ubuntu (attempts) to make money on their backs, why does Ubuntu not do the same for its derivative work?
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