Re: More on bake-offs and trademarks
Jon Crowcroft <J.Crowcroft@CS.UCL.AC.UK> Tue, 07 November 2000 08:20 UTC
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To: Henning Schulzrinne <schulzrinne@cs.columbia.edu>
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Subject: Re: More on bake-offs and trademarks
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From: Jon Crowcroft <J.Crowcroft@CS.UCL.AC.UK>
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In message <3A077F75.D9F8D55A@cs.columbia.edu>, Henning Schulzrinne typed: >>"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not after you... " >>Apparently, Pillsbury is on a bigger crusade, as the editorial change at >>http://cacheoff.ircache.net/ is indeed due to lawyer pressure, based on >>reports from the owners of the site. >> an earliesh ref is below..... if (as i assume) they are referrng to 19th century pie competitions between people at county fairs, i think they have a problem coz that means its a word in common use and not a trademark cheers jon --------------------------------- 11-Feb-88 18:46:52-PST,1331;000000000000M Received: from UDEL.EDU by SRI-NIC.ARPA with TCP; Thu 11 Feb 88 18:40:35-PSTM Received: from huey.udel.edu by Louie.UDEL.EDU id aa04152; 11 Feb 88 21:35 ESTM Date: Thu, 11 Feb 88 21:33:49 ESTM From: Mills@UDEL.EDUM To: Hal Peterson <hrp%windsor.CRAY.COM@uc.msc.umn.edu>M cc: Mills@UDEL.EDU, kleonard@burdvax.prc.unisys.com, M bobj@mcl.unisys.com, dcmartin@protolaba.arpa, tcp-ip@sri-nic.arpaM Subject: Re: Life in the Swamps / TestingM Message-ID: <8802112133.aa06023@Huey.UDEL.EDU>M M Hal,M M Once upon a time Vint Cerf was keeper of the alligators and even Bob BradenM collected a few. I've got a backyard full of the critters myself. However,M the point of my remark was that we don't need to invent bizarre test suites,M just how well it works in the current environment. What may be more usefulM for you would be to find out what the current environment really is (lossM rates, mangle angles, quench characteristiccs, etc., then build a flakewayM (broken network simulator) with similar characteristics and do war with it.M That's in fact how we did the initial IP testing (with credit to Bob Braden)M in the bakeoffs of antiquity.M M I'll rephrase my homily: We have met the enemy and he is us. Now you mayM understand my preocupation with swamps. Pass the stogies, Albert.M M DaveM
- More on bake-offs and trademarks Henning Schulzrinne
- Re: More on bake-offs and trademarks Jon Crowcroft