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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: AT&T vs. CSS (PC/Tools)
Keywords: AT&T, lawsuit
Message-ID: <8091@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 15 Jun 88 02:43:58 GMT
References: <403@mancol.UUCP> <102@dcs.UUCP> <395@hotlr.ATT> <109@dcs.UUCP> <36@gnosys.UUCP> <308@marob.MASA.COM>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <308@marob.MASA.COM> samperi@marob.UUCP (Dominick Samperi) writes:
>if I develop tools that have the same (or more)
>functionality as some of the standard UNIX tools (ls, rm, cpio, tar, etc.),
>then can I use the same program names? And if not, can I use the word "UNIX"
>in describing the functionality of the tools?

Since none of the names "ls", "rm", etc. are trademarks, you may use them.
"UNIX" is a registered trademark of AT&T, so you have to be careful how
you use it.  You should not apply the appellation "UNIX" to your own
products, unless AT&T has granted you permission to do so.  If you wish to
advertise them as "upward-compatible with UNIX* version NN tools", with a
footnote stating the trademark status of "UNIX", then I don't think there
is anything AT&T can do about it.

Since I'm not a lawyer you should verify this before acting on it.