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Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 11:01:16 -0400
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From: Calvin Morrison <mutantturkey@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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On 31 May 2012 10:39, David Leimbach <leimy2k@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.c=
om>
> wrote:
>>
>> The curious Z spelling was to avoid using a trademarked word in a generi=
c
>> sense.
>
>
> But I believe Xerox lost that ability, as their name became a verb in the
> common vernacular. =A0At least I believe I heard that in a marketing clas=
s I
> had in college.
>
> That said, it seems people can and will sue for basically anything. =A0I =
vote
> we call it "Kevin" as a result.
>
> Dave
>
>>
>>
>> On 30 May 2012 22:05, Winston Kodogo <kodogo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The
>>> initial "Z" just doesn't work for me.
>>
>>
>

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