Hi All, Regarding the name Tess; I know that the automated assistant of Ziggo (largest cable provider here in the Netherlands) is called Tess. Not really in the same field, it is software however.
Kind regards, Jasper On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 22:18 +0200, Maarten Bosteels wrote: > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Les Hazlewood <[email protected]> > wrote: > Hi Maarten, > > This is a good question. > > There is nothing in TESS that shows a potential naming > conflict other than a result. That is, if you execute a > search for all active entries, and a result comes up, odds are > high that it would not be a good candidate. Or if you do see > a result, be sure it is not software related in any way. > > Hi Les, > > What I actually meant is this: > In your original post, you're saying "It seems as if our recently > changed name of Apache Ki is not free from potential naming conflict > problems" > Where does this info come from ? Is this info backed by an entry in > the TESS database ? Or an entry in another "intellectual property" > database ? > > Best regards > Maarten > > > > > > > You're right that "Apache Ki" would have been the official > name if it stood, but the Incubator seemed to come to a > consensus that we should change the name just in case. They > felt it would be best to find a name with no overlap anywhere, > just to be safe; they're trying to limit the possibility of > anyone starting legal action contending for a name - they > could not afford to deal with that if it ever surfaced. > > Cheers, > > Les > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Maarten Bosteels > <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Les, > > Is there an entry in TESS that shows us the potential > naming conflict ? > It could help us understand which names are good > candidates. > > I don't quite understand the problem (IANAL). > My apologies if this has all been discussed before. > > As far as I understand, the name of the project is > "Apache Ki" not just "Ki", so I don't see any > conflicts. > Same for "Apache JSecurity". I must be missing > something here. > > All Apache project names I tried, generate several > hits on TESS: James, MINA, Cocoon, Maven, Cayenne > > Maarten > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Les Hazlewood > <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:21 PM, sebb > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > PANEKANA - apparently means security > in Hawaiian. > No hits in TESS. > Google shows no hits relating to > commercial enterprises. > > > On 19/05/2009, Les Hazlewood > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Apache Community. > > > > It seems as if our recently changed > name of Apache Ki is not free from > > potential naming conflict problems, > and we'll need to change our name > again. > > > > So, we're reaching out to everyone > and anyone who would like to > contribute a > > new name to the suggestion pool. > Here's how the process will work: > > > > 1. All new names will be accepted > by anyone for 1 week. Starting now, > > ending 27 May 2009 Midnight GMT-8. > > 2. We'll present the compiled list > of submitted names in a new email. > > Everyone will have 72 hours to vote > on their favorite. > > 3. The top 5 names by vote count > will be the finalists. > > 4. 72 more hours to vote to reduce > the list to 2 final names. > > 5. 1 final 72 hour period to vote > on one of these 2 names. The name > that > > wins by simple majority will be the > new project name. > > > > Please ensure any name submission > is free and clear to the best of your > > knowledge from any Trademarks or > Patents by performing a search [1]. > Also > > if you can get little or no results > in Google and Yahoo, that would be a > > great candidate too. > > > > Name submission starts NOW. > > > > We look forward to all name > suggestions, and we appreciate anyone > who wishes > > to participate! > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > Les Hazlewood > > Apache JSecurity/Apache > Ki/Apache ??? member > > > > [1] > > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=4002:3c9s6h.1.1 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [email protected] > > > > > > >
