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submitted 1 year ago by tux0r@feddit.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

It seems that the Linux Foundation has decided that both "systemd" and "segmentation fault" (lol?) are trademarked by them.

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[-] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 59 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The complaint is not about the terms "systemd" and "segmentation fault." Those are the titles of the affected artworks. Presumably the artworks themselves contain some trademarked property.

Also, this is utterly unrelated to patents.

[-] Kazumara@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago

FSCK Systemd

Segmentation Fault

The content isn't anything to write home about. I don't really get it.

[-] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks for finding these. I couldn't see them, so I assumed they were removed in response to the complaint.

You're right, there doesn't appear to be anything here to object to.

I can understand Systemd being trademarked, but does the Linux Foundation own the trademark for Systemd..? Surely not. I'd think Red Hat before I thought Linux Foundation.

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