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When FreeBSD got its name

 
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:25 pm    Post subject: When FreeBSD got its name Reply with quote

Here is the actual email:

To: interim@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Interim 0.1.5)
Subject: Re: "386BSD" trademark (fwd)
From: David Greenman <davidg@implode.rain.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 93 17:26:02 -0700

> Okay folks.. taking new name suggestions.. we have:
>
> BSDFree86 - Rod, who is going with Jordans improved NON BSDI name..
> Free86BSD - Jordan, Rod likes this one two...
> - (F86BSD for short)
>
> vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
> v v
> v This is the hat to drop yours in! v
> v v
> vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

How about just simply "FreeBSD"? No confusion, no fuss, seems like a good compromise to me.

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-DG
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