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<title> News Bytes #21 </title>
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<H4>"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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<H3>Contents:</H3>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes21.html#general">News in General</a>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes21.html#software">Software Announcements</a>
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<center><H3> News in General </H3></center>
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Linux® Trademark Resolution
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<b>Ownership of Linux® Trademark Resolved</b>
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<p>Monterey, California, August 20, 1997 - A long standing dispute over
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ownership of the Linux® operating system trademark has been resolved.
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As a result of litigation brought by a group of five Linux companies and
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individuals against William R. Della Croce, Jr. of Boston, Massachusetts,
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Della Croce has assigned ownership for the registered mark to Linux Torvalds,
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the original author of Linux, as part of the a settlement agreement.
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<p>The plaintiffs in the suit were Linus Torvalds; specialized Systems Systems
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Consultants, Inc. (the <I>Linux Journal</I> of Seattle; Yggdrasil computing,
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Inc. in San Jose; Linux International, Amherst, NH; and Work Group
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Solutions of Aurora, CO. Non-plaintiffs Red Hat Software, Inc., Metrolink
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Inc., and Digital Equipment Corporation supported the litigation and
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contributed to the cost of the litigation.
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<p>The five plaintiffs brought suit against Della Croce in the U.S. Trademark
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Trial and Appeals Board, in November 1996. Della Croce had obtained
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registration of the Linux mark in September 1995, which created a storm of
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protests by the Linux community, who felt the mark belonged to Torvalds or
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the Linux community and not to any individual. In an attempt to correct the
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situation, the plaintiffs retained the internationally known intellectual
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property law firm of Davis & Schroeder of Monterey, California, who handled
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the case on a greatly reduced fee bases, as a service to the Linux
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community.
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<p>The five plaintiffs, through their attorneys, announced that (1) the
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matter has been settled by the assignment of the mark to Linus Torvalds, on
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behalf of all Petitioners and Linux users, and the dismissal with prejudice
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of the pending PTO Cancellation Proceeding; and (2) that Respondent was
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reimbursed for his trademark filing fees and costs by Petitioners. The other
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terms of the Settlement Agreement are confidential.
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<p>All inquiries should be referred to Petitioners' law firm, Davis &
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Schroeder at 408-649-1122 or by email at <a href="mailto:ggd@iplawyers.com">ggd@iplawyers.com</a>. A copy of the
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original Cancellation Petition filed in the TTAB, can be found at
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<a href="http://www.iplawyers/text/linux.htm">http://www.iplawyers/text/linux.htm</a>.
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<I>Linux Journal</I> 1996 Back Issue CD-ROM
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<I>Linux Journal</I> announced the release and ship date of their 1996
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back-issue CD-ROM. It will be available September 17, 1997. <I>LJ</I>'s
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first back-issue CD-ROM will consist of twelve issuews of <I>Linux
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Journal</I> published during 1996. Features covered in 1996 include;
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systems administration, World Wide Web, back-ups, Linux distribution
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comparisons, software development, shell programming, getting new users
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started, graphics and several other topics.
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<p>An HTML interface will allow you to access the CD-ROM infromation using
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any World Wide Web browser. For those that don't have a World Wide Web
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browser, <I>gzilla</I>, has been included on the CD-ROM.
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<p><i>Linux Journal</I>'s 1996 back issues CD-ROM is $19.95 plus shipping
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and handling and can be ordered directly from <I>Linux Journal</I>.
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<P>For more information take a look at <a
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href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/">http://www.linuxjournal.com/</a>.
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Vi Mugs
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You might be interested in the vi reference mugs found at <a
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href="http://www2.cic.net/~gpoulos/vimug_main.html"> http://www2.cic.net/~gpoulos/vimug_main.html</A>.
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Check them out!
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New Mailing List
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<p>Check out a new mailing list for Linux users to help each other
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with problems.. To subscribe send email to majordomo@ourweb.net with the
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following in the body: subscribe linuxlst
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Linux Aptitude Test
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</H3>
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<p>There is a project which is trying to establish a quantitative measure
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to assist in determining a person's knowledge and general usefulness in Linux
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setup, configuration, and maintenance. The project is aiming to create a
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test that can be used to assess an employee's strenths and general
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understanding of Linux.
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<p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.icv.net/LAT">http://www.icv.net/LAT</a>
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<center><H3> Software Announcements </H3></center>
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The Hawkeye Project
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<p>"Hawkeye" is the name of a new Linux Web server program, which has recently
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been released to the public.
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IT is an Internet/Intranet server suite, implementing
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Internet protocols for information interchange.
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A short list of the most important functions of Hawkeye:
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<ul>
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<li>HTTP 1.0 Server, HTTP 1.1 coming soon
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<li>POP3 / SMTP Server (E-Mail)
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<li>NNTP Server (Newsgroups)
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<li>FTP Server (File area)
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</ul>
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<p>Hawkeye is running under the LINUX operating system and requires the
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Linux SQL database MySQL <a href="http://www.tcx.se/">http://www.tcx.se/</a>.
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Hardware requirements are much like what you would need to build a
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normal Linux system. For optimal performance, we recommend a Pentium
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machine withat least 16 Megabytes of RAM. Hawkeye itself uses very
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little Harddisk space, so the size depends mainly on your site.
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Check it out on the <a href="http://hawkeye.net/">Hawkeye Web Home Site</a>
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LinkScan 3.1 Released
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<p>Electronic Software Publishing Corporation introduced a number of new
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features in LinkScan version 3.1. There is added ability to check
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hyperlinks that are embedded within Adobe Acrobat PDF files and enhanced
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TapMap features such as...
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<p>Free evaluation copies of LinkScan 3.0 may be downloaded
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from the company's website at:
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<a href="http://www.elsop.com/linkscan/">http://www.elsop.com/linkscan</a>
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<center>Published in Linux Gazette Issue 21, September 1997</center>
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<h5>This page written and maintained by the Editor of <I>Linux Gazette</I>,
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<A HREF="mailto: gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A><BR>
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Copyright © 1997 Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. </H5>
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