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Re:Help the Gnome Foundation Defend the Gnome Trademark Agai... by alasdair_ on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @10:49AM (#8590366)
Given the statement from Groupon (https://engineering.groupon.com/2014/misc/gnome-foundation-a...) that if they can't work something out with you, they will choose another name, do you still plan on raising the $80K?
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Re:Help the Gnome Foundation Defend the Gnome Trademark Agai... by natch on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @11:13AM (#8590543)
Obviously Groupon's definition of "working something out" would include doing so by brute force (bulldozing over Gnome's interest with lawyers and money), so you have to read what they say carefully, and not assume they are giving up.
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Re:Help the Gnome Foundation Defend the Gnome Trademark Agai... by JoshTriplett on Tuesday November 11, 2014 @11:26AM (#8590619)
Well said. The tone of that response doesn't match the tone of our previous attempts at discussion. We'll have to see how things go.
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