Mail Archives: opendos/1997/03/31/23:14:33
> At 10:29 PM 3/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >> I read about a FreeWin95 project a while back. I haven't heard
> >> anything since, but it may still be under way. I'll append their text now,
> >> hopefully no one minds...
> >[text deleted for brevity]
> >I am subscribed to the Freewin95 mailing list - they put out a poll,
> >to their members, as to several options. It was elected that it be
> >called Windows Operating System, and that it be compatible with
> >WinNT.
> >
> >It is still just in the beginning stages, but coordinators for the
> >various projects have been selected.
> >
> >You will have to visit their web site to get more info. :-) do a
> >search on the name - it should get you somewhere (since my hard drive
> >bit the bullet, I have lost the address of the freewin mailing list,
> >and the website - the list is very quiet, and I have been having more
> >to look at here :-) )
>
> Ahh, okay. Thanks for the info. Oh, did you realize this didn't go
> out on the OpenDOS list or did you mean it to go just to me?
No - thanks - I am posting it all so it shows on the list :-) (the
major storm out here had me fried;-)
>
> Regarding the name they decided, isn't that kinda risky? Wouldn't
> Microsoft have a problem with that?
I personally voted against it - and my vote was drowned out - and
when I tried to reply to the list, the address I used was invalid - I
still think that M$ trademarked "windows", so (even tho M$ should
have trademarked Windows95, but not windows) there may be problems
:-(
>
> Toodles!
>
> Jonathan Roberts
> The Keeper of The Caverns
> jonathan AT acadiacom DOT net
jamesl AT albany DOT net - http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/
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