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Re: [PATCH] Minor change to gdb/doc/agentexpr.texi
- To: jtc at redback dot com
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Minor change to gdb/doc/agentexpr.texi
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:00:19 +1100
- CC: Kevin Buettner <kevinb at cygnus dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions
- References: <1000216043742.ZM2605@ocotillo.lan> <5mk8k3tv6h.fsf@jtc.redbacknetworks.com>
"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