I think when they say "after additional conversations with the open source community", they actually mean "after a large group of FOSS advocates started loudly banging on our door". They've already proven that they have nothing but contempt for the GNOME team, but when enough people shout about it to make it newsworthy, it can actually hurt their bottom line. Funny how quickly their tune changes when the dollars are at stake.
On 11 November 2014 21:08, Stephen McLeod Blythe <[email protected]> wrote: > They’ve updated the link to say they are now going to abandon the TM > registrations: > > 'UPDATE: After additional conversations with the open source community and > the Gnome Foundation, we have decided to abandon our pending trademark > applications for “Gnome.” We will choose a new name for our product going > forward.’ > > That was a quick ‘conversation’! > > On 11 November 2014 at 22:48:46, Stephen McLeod Blythe ([email protected]) > wrote: > > I don’t buy it. Why haven’t they retracted the TM applications, and why > did they file them in the first place if it was an ongoing conversation? > > More: http://iamsteve.in/2014/11/11/groupon-trademark-bullies/ > > > On 11 November 2014 at 22:47:46, Simon Phipps ([email protected]) wrote: > > Groupon has climbed down: > https://engineering.groupon.com/2014/misc/gnome-foundation-and-groupon-product-names/ > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:19 AM, [email protected] <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Ugh. Seen this? >> >> http://www.gnome.org/groupon/ >> >> They need $80,000 to oppose the first set of trademark registrations >> from Groupon. >> >> >> -- >> Stephen McLeod Blythe >> iamsteve.in >> allmyfriendsarejpegs.com >> @stephenemm <http://twitter.com/stephenemm> >> >> -- >> Please support ORG's work - join and help fund our future: >> https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join >> >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> [email protected] >> or use https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/org-discuss >> > > > > -- > *Simon Phipps* http://webmink.com > *Office:* +1 (415) 683-7660 *or* +44 (238) 098 7027 > *Mobile*: +44 774 776 2816 > > -- > Please support ORG's work - join and help fund our future: > https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > [email protected] > or use https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/org-discuss > > > -- > Please support ORG's work - join and help fund our future: > https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > [email protected] > or use https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/org-discuss >
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