Re: "The Free software Movement is a Scam" -Alfred Szmidt GNU.org

[Colin Day]

Larry Qualig wrote:
> "Colin Day" <cday3@sc.rr.com> wrote in message 
> news:Nwb4f.6867$OM.388929@twister.southeast.rr.com...
>
> > peterwn wrote:
> >
> > > A negative amount if you include in your ads 'John Doe Computers
> > > recommends Microsoft Windows' (as well as pre-loading all computers
> > > sold with Windows and not pushing Linux stuff).
>
>
> > But to use it in the name of your product, such as "Colin's Microsoft Text 
> > Editor", how much would I have to pay?
>
>
>
> There is no amount because you can't use their name that way. You could say 
> "Colin's Text Editor for Microsoft Windows" but you could not say "Colin's 
> Microsoft Text Editor."
>
> Similarly, you could not say "Colin's IBM App" or "Colin's SuSE App"

Oh come on, I can use their name that way if they give me permission. 
And for sufficiently
large values of $royalties, they will give me that permission.

Also, I was responding to Karen Hill, who complained that Linus was 
charging $5,000 to
use the Linux trademark.

Colin Day