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So, what of X Windows? Or is it just that "Windows" was tacked on to X? Or 
OpenWindows? Just idle notes that the law is royally not right. (Skewed in 
favor of the Goliaths rather than the Davids...)

--Matt

At 10.22 11/05/2000, Rudolf Polzer wrote:
>Not in the law. Microsoft was already sued in Germany for using the
>word "Explorer" that was registered by a German firm _after_ M$ used
>it, but M$ did not, and therefore they have to pay licensing fees. Or
>try writing software and calling it "Windows" which is correct English.
>If your program becomes successful...
>
>[...]
>--
>Rudolf Polzer
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>Before you buy.


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