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#1 2011-07-31 06:35:00
- Furyhunter
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ArchLinux.com domain
The ArchLinux.com domain redirects to some really suspicious, and likely malicious, advertising website.
Anyone know what's up with this? I would think the domain would already be owned by Arch Linux.
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#2 2011-07-31 06:38:04
- Inxsible
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
we are archlinux.org not .com
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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#3 2011-07-31 06:40:22
- Furyhunter
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
we are archlinux.org not .com
I understand that, but the domain was bought out by someone else, and I couldn't remember if it was .org or .com. I'm coming back after a year-long hiatus, it was a bit of a surprise.
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#4 2011-07-31 07:06:54
- karol
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
.net is taken but .info is up for grabs.
As long as e.g. google search suggests the right places, we're fine.
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#5 2011-07-31 20:55:50
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
This is not uncommon. Eg python.com used to go to a porn site. Great fun at work when silly boss types .com instead of .org as told. Much yelling followed.
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#6 2011-07-31 21:35:56
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
This is not uncommon. Eg python.com used to go to a porn site. Great fun at work when silly boss types .com instead of .org as told. Much yelling followed.
While not uncommon, it is illegal as Arch Linux is a registered trademark.
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#7 2011-07-31 21:39:46
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
Mr.Elendig wrote:This is not uncommon. Eg python.com used to go to a porn site. Great fun at work when silly boss types .com instead of .org as told. Much yelling followed.
While not uncommon, it is illegal as Arch Linux is a registered trademark.
But archlinux.com looks to me like any other placeholder.
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#8 2011-07-31 22:01:20
- Deemoney14
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
bbs.archlinux.com (the forum URL except .com instead of .org) linked me to some survey skinned with Facebook fonts. They're out there, I can attest to that fact.
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#9 2011-07-31 23:06:47
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
While not uncommon, it is illegal as Arch Linux is a registered trademark.
It is not registered AFAIK, it is only "recognized"...
The Arch Linux name and logo are recognized trademarks. Some rights reserved.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/De … Trademarks
And I'm sure the dev team has better things to do than spend money, time and effort on obtaining additional domains.
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#10 2011-08-01 03:49:28
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#12 2011-08-01 06:23:29
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#13 2011-08-01 06:56:31
- fukawi2
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
A quick search leads me to believe that "registered" and "recognized" mean the same thing but I may be wrong.
Registering gives you a firmer legal ground than common law:
A registered trade-mark has been approved and entered on the Trade-mark Register held by the Trade-marks Office. Registration is proof of ownership. An unregistered trade-mark may also be recognized through Common Law as the property of the owner, depending on the circumstances.
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#14 2011-08-01 16:56:39
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Re: ArchLinux.com domain
Stebalien wrote:A quick search leads me to believe that "registered" and "recognized" mean the same thing but I may be wrong.
Registering gives you a firmer legal ground than common law:
A registered trade-mark has been approved and entered on the Trade-mark Register held by the Trade-marks Office. Registration is proof of ownership. An unregistered trade-mark may also be recognized through Common Law as the property of the owner, depending on the circumstances.
Thanks for pointing that out.
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