Hi, I have written my own implementation of markdown in Scala. I only later realized there is already one ( <http://tristanhunt.com/projects/knockoff/> ), but I put quite some work into mine and I think it is never bad to have alternatives, so I wanted to release it anyway. I want to use the same BSD License as the original markdown, but before I put it out into the wild I wanted to ask you guys a few questions:
1. I wanted to call the project "scala-markdown" (not very imaginative, I know). However, I need John's permission to use the name "Markdown", I think. Is he reading this list or can you get me in contact with him? Is it OK to use that name? If not, I will of course come up with something different. 2. I have built a "Web Dingus" so my implementation can be previewed in a browser. Again, is it a problem to call it "Scala-Markdown Web Dingus"? I have also copied the cheat sheet that the PHP Markdown Dingus and John's original Dingus display and wanted to ask if it is OK to include that in my site. Otherwise I could write a new cheat sheet, but it feels kinda redundant… 3. What is the current "official" test suite? I found one here: <http://michelf.com/docs/projets/mdtest-1.1.zip>, however that one is GPL Licensed so I cannot include it in my project if I want to release it under the BSD license. What is the best BSD-licensed test-suite I could use? @John Gruber: if you are reading this, I can provide you with an URL to look at my implementation (source and web dingus). I did not make the URL public yet, I first wanted to get approval for the naming issues. Looking forward to your replies! Thanks, Chris _______________________________________________ Markdown-Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/markdown-discuss
