This is not how FLOSS is supposed to go.
This is not how FLOSS is supposed to go.
If they did apply the patches AND used the grsecurity trademark in their brochures what is the problem? They arent misrepresenting grsecurity. They arent being derogatory in any way. Why can't you say that you have the kernel and you applied grsecurity patches?
It seems so funny when people are all about GPL code and "freedom" and yet act so precious about a "trademark" just like proprietary enterprises.
This isn't a free-speech issue -- it's just a simple acknowledgement of the fact that consumers treat names, logos, branding etc. as indicators of a product's origin, and that there's a public interest in making those indicators accurate. You can refer to the trademark as long as you don't do so in a way that misrepresents your product. In this case, unless there are specific disclaimers to the contrary, a reasonable person would think "grsecurity" means "code released and approved by the grsecurity team", instead of a version that a third party has modified.
There _are_ no "grsecurity patches" to apply for the system they're using the grsecurity trademark on.
Seems pretty clear cut from here.