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From: Josh Berkus <[email protected]>
To: Rod Taylor <[email protected]>
To: Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Promoting PostgreSQL to the world.
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:51:15 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1083267853.30065.371.camel@jester>
References: <[email protected]>
	<1083267853.30065.371.camel@jester>

Rod,

> So yes, I would argue that Command Prompt should not be distributing a
> modified PostgreSQL under the PostgreSQL brand name. Calling it Mammoth
> Database and mentioning that it is based, in part, on PostgreSQL would
> be more appropriate.

What if, on the other hand, they invite us to inspect it?

And it's not like CMD is a total non-contributor in the way dbExperts is.   
While they're not patching modules to the main source, they've released 
several add-ons as OSS.   If I was going to yank the trademark chain on 
anyone, it would be dbexperts.

However, Linux did *not* get where it is today by Linus prohibiting  the use 
of the name.   We *should* send out letters to companies making sure that 
they have a trademark notice for us ("PostgreSQL is a Registered 
Trademark") ... but that opens up another sticky can o'worms, namely that the 
trademark is filed for PostgreSQL Inc, not for the PGDG, which legally 
doesn't exist.

-- 
-Josh Berkus
 Aglio Database Solutions
 San Francisco

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