Way to go Linus!!! (Score 2)

I have had two nightmare senarios in my mind of late and only trademark protection can prevent them.

First, imagine some company hostile to Linux, like Microsoft decides to take on a bunch of domain names. Like LinuxSupport.com, LinuxQuestions.com, LinuxHelp.com. Then every one of these sites simple redirects to the Microsoft pages instructing people how to remove Linux and install Windows 2000. Or, worse they could have a bunch of semi-informative, FUD enriched site that tried to pass itself off as a "REAL" Linux site.

Second is Microsoft releasing "Standard Linux" their own distribution that would be very easy to install. But rather than being real Linux, it is NT with a posix shell, and the primary UI is bash.

Imagine trying to explain to people that "Standard Linux" really isn't Linux at all and they really need to get anything kind of Linux but "Standard Linux." Does this sound confusing. Of course Microsoft would market the thing enough that it would cause confusion.

It should be obvious that these would cause major problems for Linux. The only way to prevent such abuses is for Linux to be an aggressively protected trademark.

Good Going Linus! Give 'em HELL!