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Matthew writes: The troubles encountered by LindowsOS, a version of Linux that includes a default WINE configuration which allows users to run some Windows applications natively in Linux, are not over. Lindows recently prevailed in the suit brought against them by Microsoft for somehow infringing on Microsoft’s non-trademark Windows, but remains a target for intellectual property owners.
Actor Delroy Lindo, whose films include Ransom and Cider House Rules, has sued the troubled distribution for infringing on the name of the operating system he personally developed for the Psion Organizer II in 1990 and which he called “Lindo’s OS”. Unlike the Microsoft suit, LindowsOS is clearly similar to the name of Mr. Lindo’s operating system, and Mr. Lindo was successful in trademarking the name in both the UK and the US. There is speculation that Mr. Lindo’s inability to successfully market the operating system had a lot to do with his decision to become an actor.
Claiming that the infringement significantly damages the market value of his operating system, Mr. Lindo is asking for 750,000 in damages or a role in Guy Ritchie’s next film.