On Fri, Jun 09, 2017 at 09:52:35AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 6:29 AM, Nicholas D Steeves wrote: > > > An upstream has named their GPL software almost identically to a > > proprietary piece of software. > > I think it would be best to pro-actively rename the software now > rather than wait until renaming the software would be more painful. > Even if the proprietary software developer gives their permission, > they could always sell the software to someone else, who might not be > as forgiving of the naming similarity.
That's a really good point, and something I hadn't considered! I've forwarded this to our upstream contact. Thank you, Nicholas
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