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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:26:05 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Cc: jg AT jguk DOT org
Subject: Re: GNU/Windows
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On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 08:22:19PM +0900, J. Grant wrote:
>The idea was from a conversation I had with some co-workers, not
>entirely seriously but thank you for your reply setting the facts
>straight.

So, sending this email RMS was a joke, then?  Are you guys personal
friends who enjoy a good laugh?  Or did you just forge the header?

>Windows has been established as a reasonable generic word IMO, with the
>Lindows case this was hinted at reciently.

You're aware of what the term "arguably" means, right?

cgf

>Even if that was not the case, we can't use the word "Windows" in this
>connotation since there are, arguably, trademark issues with doing
>that.

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