For the first time in its 7 years of existence, some decent statement has been released concering the legality of Zeta. Access, the current owner of Be, Inc.'s IP, states: "We have sent 'cease and desist' letters to YellowTab on a number of occasions, which have been uniformly ignored. If Herr Korz feels that he holds a legitimate license to the BeOS code he's been using, we're completely unaware of it, and I'd be fascinated to see him produce any substantiation for that claim." Update: Bernd Korz has replied on his blog.
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Member since:2007-03-12
It seems to me quite logical to own the IP to the worlds best file system, the worlds best media system and the worlds fastest kernel without calling any product you make using it Be(something).
It may make sense from a narrow perspective but runs foul of peoples trademarks. Once Haiku get their head around these issues, maybe, a Haiku Max could be a good thing. In any case, a "Vasper Max" that's "Haiku logo compliant" might be a good thing in any case.
Member since:2005-07-22
... I meant it makes sense for the people that own the IP and the trademarks to make use of them as they see fit, even if they don't use the trademarks... It wasn't about Max.
Also, "HaikuMax" distro is the name for recognition, so that you know you are talking about the BeOS Max/Haiku implementation not the official name. The official name is WalterOS. Until I decide to change it to anything else and if Haiku doesn't ban the use of Haiku, then "HaikuMax" is a candidate name. Not the offical name....
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2005-07-22
It seems to me quite logical to own the IP to the worlds best file system, the worlds best media system and the worlds fastest kernel without calling any product you make using it Be(something).