tlug: Linux Trademark: PHT position

[Kei Furuuchi <kfur@example.com>]

Cliff Miller writes:
 > My goal is have the trademark issue come to a peaceful and speedy
 > resolution. I would urge people on this list to not flame others or
 > re-kindle the controversy. All I want to do is get this thing settled
 > and get back to productive work.
It is the controversy in Linux industry not in the usergroup. So I
don't remember any flame regarding the matter on the maillist. But in
my opinion somehow the statement is a little far from business
letters. For instance the word translated to mean a complaint is a little 
strong for business communication. Anyway you claimed to get an
overall consensus before the application, then somehow it went the
other way around, some party anonymous in the statement . I
interpreted  this as "political". So I wonder in the "political" sense 
what you get for what you give up. But, mostly it is up to JLUG to
respond and explain. If it is settled suddenly and the controversy
goes away without explanation including "political" process while
public is used in the process in a way of the open statement, it is
too much Japanese. Gray solution. At least you have right for some
explanation if you don't already know even if it is not for general
audience. 
Also unless freedom of information is achieved, it is no point arguing 
the formality of public interest corporation. Even it is no different 
from private enterprise except tax exempt status.

Rgds,
Kei.


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