From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jelle Licht Subject: Re: Guix trademarked by Express Logic Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:58:18 +0100 Message-ID: <86d0mxgrw5.fsf@jlicht.xyz> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:58773) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h3QHY-0002gu-U9 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:08:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h3Q89-0001ky-P5 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:58:35 -0400 Received: from mail1.fsfe.org ([217.69.89.151]:56344) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h3Q84-0001eN-OP for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:58:30 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: mikadoZero , guix-devel@gnu.org mikadoZero writes: > I have search guix-devel for this and did not find it. I would like to > [ snip ] Thanks for looking into this. > # Proactive name change > > Looking at the pug thread above shows that it would have been nice if > Jade had not been forced to change their name so quickly and could have > engaged it's community further on ideas for a new name. > > This raises the idea that proactively changing Guix's name might be > better than reacting to a forced name change. A benefit to a proactive > name change is being able to chose the timing. So for example the name > change could be planned to coincide with the 1.0 release which I have > heard is approaching. Similar to a butterfly emerging from a > chrysalis. Maybe there is a opportunity here and this could be turned > into a nice announcement. I humbly disagree with proactively doing anything of the sorts; first of all, there are two separate issues (as you mentioned): - Are we allowed to call Guix Guix? - Do we want to call Guix Guix? As such, I think it is premature to proactively change something which *might* not even be a (legal) problem at all, let alone something desired by the community. I *do* agree that these questions should probably be answered before 1.0 comes around. > [ snip ] > # Contacting Express Logic > > Also it might be good to reach out to Express Logic as they may not > actually have any problem with the Guix free software project using the > name they have trademarked. I really think that "software" is much too broad a category to consider for a trademark clash in this case. From what I can see, there is barely any overlap between our Guix and the GUIX product that Express Logic is working on. This might just be my vocational bias in action as a software engineer though, and of course; I Am Not A Lawyer. > > # Summary > > I am not recommending any specific course of action. I just want to > start a discussion. Point taken :-).