Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!dmcanzi@watdcsu.uucp From: dmcanzi@watdcsu.uucp Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Trademark solution - finally an acronym Message-ID: <6523@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 00:54:31 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6523 Posted: Sun Dec 9 00:54:31 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 02:42:09 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 25 > >If we (in theory) can't use "UNIX" as a noun, how about "UOS" as an > >acronym for "Unix Operating System." People have been wanting > >"Unix" to stand for something for years, finally we have a motive > >to meet this need :-) . > > > >PS : Unix is a trademark of AT&T Bell Labs (almost forgot!) > > UOS sounds too much like You Owe Us :-} > > Regards, > Ken Yap Well, hey, that makes it *perfect*! > UOS is awfully close to someone else's product name (UNOS). Probably > not a good idea. > > --Lauren-- When somebody trademarks a name, are they also implicitly trademarking everything that might accidentally resemble it? Must we all spend our lives twisting ourselves out of shape for fear of displeasing some bloody lawyers? David Canzi