19 Nov
2009
19 Nov
'09
7:28 p.m.
Evan Koblentz wrote:
Because
"VCF" is already an established term in the hobby for "Vintage
Computer Festival." That's not revisionist history; everyone knows
we've been calling the events VCF 1.0, VCF 2.0, VCF Europe, VCF East,
etc. since 1997 when it began. Sellam actually has a trademark on the
term "Vintage Computer Festival" but he couldn't get VCF because it's
also a file extension and it used in lots of other non-related places.
But anyhow, for the hobby, we all know what VCF is -- Sellam's event.
(It's not like Hans or Patrick or myself just decided to have our own
events and call them VCF. Sellam owns the franchise and we openly admit
it's a for-profit endeavor.)
Translation:
Sellam's "Vintage Computer Festival" and Erik's "The Vintage
Computer" are two separate organizations run by 2 different people and
groups.
Also,
those of us associated with the Vintage Computer Festival do
not like it when Erik's forum is called "VCF" .... thank you. :)
Can someone clarify as to why? It seems a perfectly good acronym to me. So, nothing against Erik, but when people call his
forum the "VCF" they
are creating confusion.