Ubuntu Restaurant in Napa, California

[bluevoter]

I thought that Community Cafe readers might be amused to learn that there's a new combination restaurant/yoga studio named Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntunapa.com) on Main Street in Napa, California. They open next Monday, August 20th.

[Steveway]

Wait isn't there some kind of trademark or so on the Ubuntu name and Logo?

[reacocard]

Wait isn't there some kind of trademark or so on the Ubuntu name and Logo?

well, ubuntu is just a word really, so i guess only the logo which they don't use, so there's no issue.

[Steveway]

But Microsoft is also only a word or McDonalds and I don't think I can use those names for my projects or companys.
Let's see if I can find any information on that.
EDIT: That was easy, on the mainpage of Ubuntu:

© 2007 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.

[FurryNemesis]

I find it vaguely amusing that my Ubuntu loads faster than their webpage...

Let's not start copyrighting language.

[RussianVodka]

But Microsoft is also only a word or McDonalds and I don't think I can use those names for my projects or companys.
Let's see if I can find any information on that.
EDIT: That was easy, on the mainpage of Ubuntu:

I think that you can use the same name as long as you're in different fields. That's why there is the Apple computer company, and the Apple music company (started by the Beatles I believe). And they coexisted without any problems until the computer Apple started pushing into the music industry.

[Nano Geek]

Is it brown? :)

[stmiller]

http://biteclub.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=668293

No, I'm not kidding. :)

[Matthew Wiebelhaus]

But its not about linux but its still funny.

[smoker]

does it offer 'free beer!' lol

[Techwiz]

I was going over some of my magazines and I found in an article (sorry no link that I could find) talking about "green" restaurants. And one of them was named "Ubuntu". The restaurant site is here: http://www.ubuntunapa.com.
Sorry no mention of the OS. :)

[ubuntu27]

Ubuntu Restaurant.- Restaurant for Human beings. (Sorry, no androids, animals, and extraterrestrials allowed. :lolflag:

[Techwiz]

Ubuntu Restaurant.- Restaurant for Human beings. (Sorry, no androids, animals, and extraterrestrials allowed. :lolflag:
:lolflag:

[benny bronx]

Yummy; gibbon, drake, and hedgehog.

[adam.tropics]

Restaurant and Yoga studio? Odd combination!

[Techwiz]

Restaurant and Yoga studio? Odd combination!
I know. I wonder why. :-k

[eilu]

I know. I wonder why. :-k

you get fat from the resto and work it off at the yoga studio. you get hungry from the yoga and grab a bite at the resto... it's a win-win situation. :lol:

[aysiu]

In case anyone's curious, I actually ate at this restaurant last week. Pictures of it at my blog (http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/eating-at-ubuntu/).

[Daggo]

Yes, id like to order a roasted Feisty Fawn with some of your famous Opensauce. =D

[aysiu]

There are no warthogs, hedgehogs, badgers, drakes, efts, fawns, gibbons, herons, or ibexes on the menu. It's a vegetarian restaurant.

[chucky chuckaluck]

what's next? the openSusie brothel?

[Luffield]

what's Next? The Opensusie Brothel?
Rotfl

[fedex1993]

thats what i was thinking isnt ubuntu a trademark name?

[mips]

I think that you can use the same name as long as you're in different fields.

That would be correct.

[mips]

In case anyone's curious, I actually ate at this restaurant last week. Pictures of it at my blog (http://ubuntucat.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/eating-at-ubuntu/).

You just made me hungry looking at those photos you took. Food looks really nice!

[zmjjmz]

Their website has the (crappy) Nelson Mandela interview (with the Ubuntu logo at the bottom right) that comes with Ubuntu.
Their website's colors scheme closely resembles that of the Ubuntu site.
Coinkidink? I think not.
One of the store owners/designers/whatever must use Ubuntu Linux.

[mkendall]

What the hell is "vegan cheese"? Besides a chimera, that is. If it's cheese, it's made from milk. Animal milk. If it's not made from milk, it's not cheese.

[reyfer]

thats what i was thinking isnt ubuntu a trademark name?

Well, it may be a trademark for an OS, but the word is used before the foundation of this OS, after all it is an ancient zulu word. One example would be this (http://www.ubuntu.upc.edu/), which exists since the year 2000~2001 (at least 3~4 years before the birth of our OS). So a vegetarian restaurant using the word is no problem.

[SoulinEther]

Their website has the (crappy) Nelson Mandela interview (with the Ubuntu logo at the bottom right) that comes with Ubuntu.
Their website's colors scheme closely resembles that of the Ubuntu site.
Coinkidink? I think not.
One of the store owners/designers/whatever must use Ubuntu Linux.
Damn. you beat me to the punch.



what's next? the openSusie brothel?
I lol'd. :D

But seriously, their web page has a nice theme. Ubuntu must steal it for Intrepid! White/wood. Nice.

And Trinity College in Connecticut has an Alchemy Juice Bar with very similar offerings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College_(Connecticut)#Restaurants):


...Alchemy serves 100% organic vegetarian and vegan food and drink, including smoothies, sandwiches, soups, and coffee. The small restaurant also has an oxygen bar and hosts yoga lessons.

I wanna try their oxygen bar :O

[mips]

What the hell is "vegan cheese"? Besides a chimera, that is. If it's cheese, it's made from milk. Animal milk. If it's not made from milk, it's not cheese.

It's either made from Soy or Rice or something like that.

http://www.vegansociety.com/food/catering_and_cookery/vcheese.php
http://www.buteisland.com/index.htm
http://www.galaxyfoods.com/ourbrands/usa/vegan.asp

[jespdj]

That video of Nelson Mandela talking about the meaning of the word ubuntu looks suspiciously much like the video that is included with our Ubuntu OS. Did they steal that video from Canonical's Ubuntu?

Wait a minute, it is Canonical's video, with the Ubuntu logo in it!

Really strange. I wonder if Canonical is going to talk to them about this.

[loell]

i've got a feeling, that i'll be seeing this on digg. :D

[benny bronx]

A friend of mine went there and told me that the newest dishes on the menu were marked as alpha or beta.

[radical3]

super LOL
before you know it steve balmer will start saying that they give cancer (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/)

"opensusie" LOL
i wonder what distro is ganna have an offline alias/copyright infringer next.

[mips]

That video of Nelson Mandela talking about the meaning of the word ubuntu looks suspiciously much like the video that is included with our Ubuntu OS. Did they steal that video from Canonical's Ubuntu?

Wait a minute, it is Canonical's video, with the Ubuntu logo in it!

Really strange. I wonder if Canonical is going to talk to them about this.

Canonical did not make that video. They took it out of an interview that was on tv.

[aysiu]

i've got a feeling, that i'll be seeing this on digg. :D
It already is:
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Eating_at_Ubuntu_Restaurant
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Ubuntu_Restaurant_Yoga_Studio
http://digg.com/tech_news/Ubuntu_Restaurant_Now_Open

[snowpine]

What the hell is "vegan cheese"? Besides a chimera, that is. If it's cheese, it's made from milk. Animal milk. If it's not made from milk, it's not cheese.

Tofu has existed for hundreds of years and is called "bean curd" or "bean cheese" in Asia. My local supermarket has soy milk, soy cheese, rice milk ice cream, wheat gluten breakfast sausage, etc.

Some people choose not to eat meat or drink milk, and this thread happens to be about a vegetarian restaurant. Can you try and respect that instead of being argumentative?

[mkendall]

Tofu has existed for hundreds of years and is called "bean curd" or "bean cheese" in Asia. My local supermarket has soy milk, soy cheese, rice milk ice cream, wheat gluten breakfast sausage, etc.

Some people choose not to eat meat or drink milk, and this thread happens to be about a vegetarian restaurant. Can you try and respect that instead of being argumentative?

A step out of your reality and into mine:

I can neither care less what people eat nor why they choose to eat it. If you'll take that chip off of your shoulder and read what I wrote without injecting your biases into it, you'll see that my issue is not about anyone's dietary habits but about nomenclature. If it's cheese, it's not vegan. If it's vegan, it's not cheese; it's a cheese substitute. And yes, I have the same issue with Head Cheese.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled reality, already in progress.

[gunashekar]

where can i read more about the legality of using ubuntu name/logo in other businesses if my intention is to promote the OS along with my other business.?

[aysiu]

where can i read more about the legality of using ubuntu name/logo in other businesses if my intention is to promote the OS along with my other business.?
Here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy

[snowpine]

A step out of your reality and into mine:

I can neither care less what people eat nor why they choose to eat it. If you'll take that chip off of your shoulder and read what I wrote without injecting your biases into it, you'll see that my issue is not about anyone's dietary habits but about nomenclature. If it's cheese, it's not vegan. If it's vegan, it's not cheese; it's a cheese substitute. And yes, I have the same issue with Head Cheese.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled reality, already in progress.

No worries, I am not mad at you, and I'm not even a vegan. We're cool! :)

And yes, I also have issues with Head Cheese, so we can agree on that at least! :lolflag: