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Re: [SLE] It's SuSE not SUSE
- From: James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:43:39 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <437B1B64.6000204@xxxxxxxxxx>
Darryl Gregorash wrote:
> On 11/15/2005 08:14 PM, Philipp Thomas wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:16:29 -0500, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If you don't know what SuSE means, look it up.
>>>
>> Wrong, it's SUSE. The special meaning it once had is purely
>> historical.
>>
>
> Do you mean that SUSE is no longer a "Gesellschaft für Software und
> System Entwicklung"?
>
It's not uncommon for companies to register an acronym as a trade name.
One example would be IBM. IIRC, "IBM" is a registered trademark.
Hardly anyone says "International Business Machines" these days.
> On 11/15/2005 08:14 PM, Philipp Thomas wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:16:29 -0500, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
>>
>>
>>> If you don't know what SuSE means, look it up.
>>>
>> Wrong, it's SUSE. The special meaning it once had is purely
>> historical.
>>
>
> Do you mean that SUSE is no longer a "Gesellschaft für Software und
> System Entwicklung"?
>
It's not uncommon for companies to register an acronym as a trade name.
One example would be IBM. IIRC, "IBM" is a registered trademark.
Hardly anyone says "International Business Machines" these days.
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