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Re: [PATCH] Minor change to gdb/doc/agentexpr.texi


"J.T. Conklin" wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Buettner <kevinb@cygnus.com> writes:
> Kevin> I've just committed a minor change (see below) to
> Kevin> gdb/doc/agentexpr.texi.  Intel does not want us to use "Merced"
> Kevin> in the gdb documentation.  And when referring to their next
> Kevin> generation architecture, we must use "IA-64".  No other variant
> Kevin> is acceptable.
> 
> I have no problem with the change per se, but the implication that
> some other party can dictate what is, and what is not, "acceptable"
> to put in FSF manuals is disturbing.

In this case, while I think it is important I dont think it is a
concern.  Where a tradmark name is used in a published document it
should be used correctly.

(Unless of course the FSF has some policy where it refuses to recognize
trademarks.)

	Andrew

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