A comment[1] in the original article points out that even deriving from Debian is risky from the perspective of both copyright and trademark litigation. > (...

A comment[1] in the original article points out that even deriving from Debian is risky from the perspective of both copyright and trademark litigation. > (...) Whether either case stands any chance in court is not clear at all, though, but that's the point: There's a non-zero chance of success for Canonical. Thus, unless you have a large legal department and a budget to match, it's now just no longer a sane business decision to have this doubt looming over your product. You'll want to stay clear of this risk. (...) I believe Debian should take action. [1] http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/36312.html?thread=1419480#cmt1419480 http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/36312.html?thread=1419480#cmt141...