To satisfy my own curiosity, I actualy asked them about it, and got this response. I should point out that in retrospect my inital email to them was, well, slightly more abrasive than it ought to jave been, for which I did follow-up with an apology. At any rate, here was the reply I got:
If you are referring to Apache's Cocoon eXtensible Server Pages (XSP), Trilog's XSP product has no common root with Apache's Cocoon and conceptually very different. We have invented this technology in 1998, and to answer your question, it's just an unfortunate coincidence that inevitably happens when you use TLAs (3-letter acronyms) to designate something. We cannot blame Apache for picking the XSP acronym (which is a natural for eXtensible Server Pages). xSP also designates Service Providers generically. Is an acronym sufficient to become a brand? Please consult on US trademark lawbefore you jump to conclusions :-) Regards, ----------------------------------------------------- Alex El Homsi President and CEO Trilog Group, Inc. P.S. We use many of Apache's J2EE libraries and common XML parsers without modification (nothing that relates to Cocoon) and we give the appropriate accreditations to the Apache Software Foundation within our Software and documentation. We also promote Apache's Tomcat to our customers. In fact, our Web Site is running Tomcat 4.1 and so are most of our customers. > Ugo Cei wrote: > >> "Introducing XML Server Pages - XSP" >> >> "XSP technology is a revolutionary innovation from Trilog built to improve both the >> development and execution of powerful Web applications. As the core technology in >FlowBuilder >> XML Edition, XML Server Pages (XSPs) provide the framework to create dynamic >applications that >> leverage reusable components in a manner that is faster, more intuitive, more >flexible, and >> more easily maintained than JSPs or ASPs." >> >> http://xsp.triloggroup.com/flowbuilder/site/f5_1_Tech_XSP.xsp >> >> Maybe we should have trademarked the "XSP" term :-( > > Actually, DataChannel already has a trademark on the term XSP. > > This is one of the reasons I wanted them into xml.apache.org (they were the donor >of the Xang > project, which is now going to hybernation) so that they could, at least, be on the >friendly > part. > > Anyway, I'll bring this up to the ASF members and see if we should do something >about it. > > Anyway, we have a public use of the term XSP since 1999 but I'm not sure how >enforcable that > would be since they their XSP means XML Server pages and not eXtensible like we do. > > But anyway, everyone who should, already knows what XSP are :) > > -- > Stefano Mazzocchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To >unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "The heights of genius are only measurable by the depths of stupidity." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
