[–] luckyguy 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
Isn't that like telling a grociery store that they can't display Little Debbie products as Little Debbie because they don't own a the licence to the brand. They are offering their OS as as an option. Unless the trademark is being misapplied you produce your trademark to go with your product even where your product is out of your hands. It's supposed to reach the real world and not just your website.
That's the idea of branding, as in a cow sent out to pasture outside of your control.
[–] SpaceLizard 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
No because the grocery store is not opening up the Little Debbie products, altering the contents, and then continuing to sell them as Little Debbie products. These guys are modifying Ubuntu, and the kernel, and selling it as Ubuntu.
[–] prahladyeri [S] 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
Canonical owns a copyright on Ubuntu name and they charge for its use.
Your username seems to suggest that you would love to defend their stance!
[–] Troll 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
I don't care about their stance, truth be told as a Gentoo, Slackware, Manjaro and Arch user I don't even care about Ubuntu at all. But it's their business model and they have every right to do it. Also, what does my username have to do with anything at all here?
[–] Mexi-kola 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago (edited ago)
It is a bit different then stated here. OVH uses a modified version of ubuntu with also a modified kernel. In that case you need permission to use the ubuntu brand. Since the software you sell as ubuntu is actualy not as canonical released it. In that case you need a license with possible payment with canonical. So if they used a unmodified version of ubuntu they do not have to pay.
Edit: link with my source Link
[–] pyres ago
Just call it Debian.
[–] [deleted] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
[–] clickbot ago
Everyone else did, sooner or later.
[–] prahladyeri [S] ago
They can even put a green wallpaper by default and call it Mint.