Tim O'Reilly responds the Web 2.0 Trademark Brouhaha

Tim responds elegantly and cogently to the Web 2.0 trademark controversy. However he compares the use of Web 2.0 with trademarks for Apache and Linux.

Spot the difference Tim, I can run an Apache conference or a Linux conference safe in the knowledge that neither organisation will come gunning for me. They distinguish their conference marks (Apachecon, LinuxWorld) from their web memes (Apache, Linux) , and rightly so.

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