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Re:Clarification on the Notepad++ Trademark Issue by XYen0n on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @03:10PM (#48027098)
> Linux is GPL'ed and the name Linux is also trademarked. But if I decided to port it to run on a lava lamp, what would be wrong with my calling the project "Linux for Lava Lamp"?

You can do this not because Linux is GPL, but because Linus Torvalds has authorized certain uses of this trademark in some form; I could not find specific information for Linux, but the Linux Foundation provides reference: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/brand-guidelines

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Re:Clarification on the Notepad++ Trademark Issue by kelvinjps10 on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @03:56PM (#48027638)
Arch linux mentions this in their website I think that distros that user the linux name asked for permission to use it
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