Do we really use that term very prominently? I think these days it is
only used informally and "interoperability testing" or the like is
what our process documents refer to. Why are we worried about this if
it hasn't been a problem?
Donald
PS: I think Pillsbury's lawyers don't have a case anyway but its
probably not worth going into the details of that as they could cause
trouble.
From: "Manros, Carl-Uno B" <cmanros at cp10.es.xerox.com>
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>FYI,
>>The Pillsbury company introduced the term Bake-Off in 1949 and has it as a
>registered trademark. They also own the web site www.bakeoff.com
>>Their lawyers have apparently recently started attacking other groups and
>organizations that use the word for very different purposes.
>>See news article from today in the New Jersey Star-Ledger at:
>>http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/page1/ledger/121f112.html>>Any suggestions for another term that we can use in the future, or do you
>want to take on a fight with the Doughboy?
>>Carl-Uno
>>Carl-Uno Manros
>Manager, Print Services
>Xerox Architecture Center - Xerox Corporation
>701 S. Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, CA, M/S: ESAE-231
>Phone +1-310-333 8273, Fax +1-310-333 5514
>Email: manros at cp10.es.xerox.com>