On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 11:29, Rodrigo Barbosa wrote: > > > > Yet the GPL explicitly gives anyone the right to fork the Linux kernel > > into anything they want as long as they meet the GPL requirements. Odd > > paradox there, given the requirement to retain proper copyright > > notices... > > That has absolutely nothing to do with the GPL. Is is a Trademark on the > NAME. Feel free to fork the code and name it something else, and you > won't have any trademark related problems. Can you give proper copyright credit on the Linux kernel without the name Linux? A quick grep through the source tree shows the word is used thousands of times. If there are restrictions on the usage, how do you reconcile that with the GPL requirement that prohibits additional restrictions? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com