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From: Todd Whitesel <toddpw@best.com>
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Subject: any chance we can merge the bezel projects?
To: jbw@bbin.com (Brian Waters), soren@t.dk (Soren S. Jorvang)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 02:26:48 -0800 (PST)
Cc: netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org
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I originally started the "BEZELS HELD HOSTAGE" thing in order to get the
ball rolling for Soren S. Jorvang's bezel project.

However, Brian Waters of The Binary Bin has also announced a logo contest
for a commercial run of 1.4 CD's and bezels and stuff, but from what he
said earlier it sounds like they don't plan to use the Beastie design.


I really don't want to step on anyone's toes here, but personally I would
really prefer to have commercially available Bezels that _do_ use the
Beastie design. (Plus it ensures that I cannot end up being roped into
coordinating a bunch of Bezel shipments, which I could do, but I'd really
rather spend that time working on -current and ideas for the web site.)

Folks, is there any chance we can work something out here? I hope we aren't
just scared of Kirk's legal paranoia or anything. I'm betting we can get
around it somehow, especially since we are using the design as intended.

If the answer is 'no' then I'll understand, but I figured I should at least
float the idea once.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ best.com