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I understand the pressure they're under, but nobody's going to say that...

• chias 3y ago
  "Oh you're not actually using Linux, that's GNU/Linux"
  • DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
    TIL, "Linux", without the "GNU/" prefix is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. https://ubuntu.com/legal/trademarks#:~:text=Linux%C2%AE%20is%20the%20registered,the%20U.S.%20and%20other%20countries https://ubuntu.com/legal/trademarks#:~:text=Linux%C2%AE%20is.... So (in the US, at least), it's "Linux(TM)" and not "GNU/Linux" - I'm going to love using this the next time anyone goes uhmackshully to me.
    • medmunds 3y ago
      Uhmackshully, since it's registered, it's "Linux®". The ™ is for unregistered trademarks.
      • DaiPlusPlus 3y ago
        Hoisted by my own petard!
• afavour 3y ago
  I’m sure they know that. The text is there so that they can stand up in court and point to it, not because they think people will actually follow the instructions.
• electroly 3y ago
  It's just like "LEGO® bricks." They're desperately trying to avoid genericization but it's way too late and nobody is going to say that informally. All companies want you to use their trademarks as capitalized adjectives but nobody can make you, personally, do that. But it does help with their official corporate partners who will follow the guidance if they want to stay in Adobe/LEGO's good graces.