On 15/01/14 23:34, John R. Dennison wrote: > On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 03:27:18PM -0800, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: >> *Of course* Red Hat has acquired CentOS. SIngh et. al. are now >> full-time RedHat employees (proof left as exercise for the reader). >> The relationship could hardly be more clear. > Red Hat does not "own" CentOS, either the product nor the project. Red > Hat does not own the various marks. If this is an acquisition it is > sure a strange one. Red Hat very much does own the name CentOS. The mark has been passed to Red Hat. It was in the announcement or supporting information, I forget which. > > > > > John >