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I'm amazed that rsync is not a registred trademark, internationally [1] or in Australia [2]. [1] https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/ https://www3.wipo.int
by schappim 4y ago
I'm amazed that rsync is not a registred trademark, internationally [1] or in Australia [2].
[1] https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/ https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/
[2] https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/quick/result?q=rsync https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/search/quick/re...
- killingtime74 4y agoPerhaps authors meant it this way? It’s consistent with the open source ethos
- schappim 4y agoUnfortunately from personal experience, this is becoming rarer, and I would no longer equate open source with open trademarks. The most egregious I’ve seen is an “open source” hardware company also trademark a term within an education trademark class that technically prevented others from advertising their own seminars or workshops.