[Leaplist] Another Vixta ??

[Robin (Bartow FL)]

----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Moore fmoor at fmeco.com
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Sent: 2/22/08 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Leaplist] Another Vixta ??

> Danny W. Burdick wrote:
> > aother desktop distribution with a goal to clone the look and feel of
> > Windows Vista.
> >
> > http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=04763
> >
> 
> 
> I am still trying to understand what all the hype is about..  Do we
> actually have people out there who want their Corvette to look like a
> old beat up scooter. 
> 
> I have been waiting for Microsoft to start the legal action against open
> source..  and I think they have cause..  
> 
> Just like I can't start a retail business and name it K-Mert,  or Sars, 
> I don't know how we can in good conscious have a distro called Vixta. 
> Anyone who is involved in this crap deserves to loose everything they
> own in the legal actions.   I can hear the argument in court..  
> 
> Your honor.. not only did they use a name so close to ours misleading 
> the public, but they have openly make every effort to look and feel like
> us..  They are using the billions we spend in promoting Vista to further
> their cause and we have been damaged by billions.. which is want we want
> to recover..
> 
> I will never touch a distro that leaves the entire open source community
> in jeopardy.  Some people are just idiots...   Don't they understand
> that to put a logo on a computer or software that says "Vista Capable"
> they must get microslops permission to use the word.. Vista..  its
> called Trademarking..   
> 
> Wise up people..  Fred
> 
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> Fred/WD8KNI
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The OSS community needs a complete branding overhaul.

Since we are talking product recognition and association...

I'd start with anything that can connect to the Internet
and begins with a capital letter "X" in it's name.

Then replace the term "open source" with something like
"secure source"
or
"Optional Source Software"

Ironic that the talent for creating new and better
software does not extend to it's naming conventions.

/robin