fil@me.utoronto.ca (Filippo Salustri) (10/17/89)
Hi,
I'm writing a paper in which I would like to reference the existence
of ISIS. I believe the correct name is the "ISIS Toolkit"; but who has the
trademark? Like, "UNIX is a registered trademark blah, blah, blah...."
Also, the actual reference I plan to use is words to the effect of:
"... The {\sc Isis} systemis capable of distributing computing tasks
among several host computers and providing a high-level interface
for application programmers...."
This is all I need to say, but I want to make sure I'm saying it
right. Any comments?
Fil
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Fil Salustri fil@me.utoronto.ca UUCP: ...!utai!me!filken@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Ken Birman) (10/19/89)
In article <89Oct16.161931edt.19283@me.utoronto.ca> fil@me.utoronto.ca (Filippo Salustri) writes: > I believe the correct name is the "ISIS Toolkit"; but who has the trademark? This is correct. As an academic project we didn't obtain a trademark -- we don't really need that form of protection. The name ISIS (as opposed to the ISIS Toolkit) is a trademark of Intel and is used for one of their operating systems. Fortunately, Intel doesn't market an ISIS Toolkit, so you don't need to cite their trademark when you discuss our system. > Also, the actual reference I plan to use is words to the effect of: > > "... The {\sc Isis} system is capable of distributing computing tasks > among several host computers and providing a high-level interface > for application programmers...." > > Any comments? Sounds fine to me. We usually mumble about building "robust distributed systems in which component programs cooperate with each other to manage replicated data, subdivide computing tasks, and dynamically reconfigure after failures or recoveries." Ken Birman