Old news indeed (Score 2, Informative)

Given how people completely went off their heads in here, that this process has been going on for well over a year, and, as others have pointed out, there was ample press coverage at the time, I can't imagine that anything else that anyone says is going to dramatically improve the situation.

But, for what it's worth, I posted a rather conversational piece about this in my blog a couple weeks ago that a few people around and about seemed to think explained the situation reasonably. So, for anyone who is still reading this thread, here you go: Linux Trademark In Australia.

AfC