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Re:GNU Boot sent a cease and desist to Libreboot by FireInsight on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:46AM (#36928230)
This is kind of the fault of phoronix, as Leah's release was always marked as unofficial.
Re:GNU Boot sent a cease and desist to Libreboot by BeefWellington on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:09AM (#36928350)
It's still a trademark problem if I go around calling my site Unofficial Facebook.

I'm struggling to see how there's an argument either party are in the right here for trying to squat on each other's names.

Re:GNU Boot sent a cease and desist to Libreboot by pmontra on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:17AM (#36929037)
This highlights why trademarks exist, to avoid confusion. I don't know the history of the project but once somebody starts calling some software Libreboot anybody else should stay clear of that name.