On Saturday, December 10, 2016, Wes Turner <wes.tur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> s/python/pythone28000/g. There; now I can read the diff's. > > On Saturday, December 10, 2016, Wes Turner <wes.tur...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wes.tur...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> >> >> On Saturday, December 10, 2016, M.-A. Lemburg <m...@egenix.com> wrote: >> >>> On 10.12.2016 10:05, David Mertz wrote: >>> > I'm forwarding this to the PSF Trademarks committee. If there is a >>> > violation, it's a misuse of trademark, not copyright on the code which >>> has >>> > the Python license stack. >>> > >>> > I'm on that committee and agree this is improper use. Let's see what >>> other >>> > members think. >>> >>> Our trademark policy for the word mark Python does allow >>> for such use and without asking for permissions: >>> >>> https://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/ >>> """ >>> ... >>> As such, stating accurately that software is written in the Python >>> programming language, that it is compatible with the Python programming >>> language, or that it contains the Python programming language, is always >>> allowed. In those cases, you may use the word "Python" or the unaltered >>> logos to indicate this, without our prior approval. This is true both >>> for non-commercial and commercial uses. >>> >>> This clause overrides other clauses of this policy. >>> ... >>> """ >>> >>> and this is on purpose, since Python is BSD software which >>> anyone can use, modify, fork, etc. >>> >>> >> So, otherwise everyone who forks for any reason is in violation of the >> trademark policy? >> >> >>> The fork also contains a list of differences compared to >>> Python 2.7 as shipped by the PSF, so the license is fulfilled >>> as well: >>> >>> https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8 >> >> >> This could be easier (and linked-to): >> https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/compare/master... >> python/cpython:2.7 >> >> https://github.com/python/cpython/compare/2.7...naftaliharri >> s/python2.8:master >> >> git rebase -i? >> >> >>> All that said, I still believe we should contact the author >>> and ask for a name change to make it clear to our users that >>> the PSF is not endorsing this fork, nor does it provide >>> support for it: >> >> >> From README.md: "Python 2.8 is licensed under the Python Software >> License, (see the LICENSE file for details). This is not an official Python >> release; see PEP 404 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/>." >> >> https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/ >> > Helpfully, what could this also say? - Not supported - Not approved - Links to cpython hg and git - > >> >>> >>> https://github.com/naftaliharris >>> https://www.naftaliharris.com/contact/ >>> >>> Regardless of the name, it'll be interesting to see whether >>> there's demand for such a fork. Without a website, binaries >>> to download, documentation, etc. it's still in the very early >>> stages. >> >> >> >> What could've been! (Intimidating an incompatible fork would be somewhat >> hypocritical at this point). >> >> Do you really think it appropriate to demand a name change because you >> disagree with the fork's backward compatibility? >> >> What a useful list of new features (and potential backports), IMHO >> >> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/backports >> >> https://github.com/naftaliharris/python2.8/compare/asyncio >> >> >>> -- >>> Marc-Andre Lemburg >>> eGenix.com >>> >>> Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Dec 10 2016) >>> >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> >>> Python Database Interfaces ... http://products.egenix.com/ >>> >>> Plone/Zope Database Interfaces ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> ::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs ::: >>> >>> eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 >>> D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg >>> Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 >>> http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ >>> http://www.malemburg.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Python-Dev mailing list >>> Python-Dev@python.org >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev >>> Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailma >>> n/options/python-dev/wes.turner%40gmail.com >>> >>
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