The policy has always been that it's ok to use FEniCS, DOLFIN etc in the naming of "3rd party packages". I see this as good promotion for the FEniCS Project (that someone would want to use our "brand" on their "products"), as long as it doesn't lead to confusion.
So you need to decide whether it makes sense for you. -- Anders Tue Feb 17 2015 at 11:14:13 AM skrev Jack HALE <[email protected]>: > We are about 40% of the way through developing a wide-ranging package > for simulating geometrically non-linear thin structures. It is currently > called 'fenics-shells'. > > I was wondering what the official line is on using the FEniCS name? > > Three applications currently use FEniCS 'trademarks', if you will; > DOLFWAVE, dolfin-adjoint and FEniCS Solid Mechanics. Most others do not. > The plus side in my view of using fenics-shells is that someone who types > fenics and shells in on Google is definitely going to get a link to the > project and the name and purpose is immediately clear. On the other hand I > appreciate that people have spend a lot of time developing the FEniCS name > and reputation and they might want to protect it. > > I don't have a particular opinion either way. > > Cheers, > ----- > Dr. Jack S. Hale > > Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow > > University of Luxembourg > Campus Kirchberg G005 > Phone +352 44 66 44 5236 > [email protected] > > Latest publications and conferences: http://goo.gl/rNiISG > ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-861X > Google Scholar: > http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Fx9lQ7MAAAAJ&hl=de > > >
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