Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Paul Kinnucan
At 03:28 PM 7/18/2001 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] > >Also, remember that it's not a one time expense: TMs expire and have >to be renewed. That's what happened to JD Edwards, as others on this >list have explained it - they let their TM lapse for a year or so, >right around the time th

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread eric
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Udalrich wri tes: : > : >Keep in mind that part of owning a trademark is defending it - if : >you don't send out cease and desist letters to people who violate it, : >you can't later claim that they violated your rights. : : Is that actually an issue here? The in

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Udalrich
At 09:12 AM 7/18/01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >: Shall we trademark JMode just in case? It seems many of us, me included, >: are willing to help defer the legal cost of one. > >Can the FSF help in this area? That is, could the FSF set up a dedicated >fund for JMode's trademark (to which we

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread eric
: Shall we trademark JMode just in case? It seems many of us, me included, : are willing to help defer the legal cost of one. Can the FSF help in this area? That is, could the FSF set up a dedicated fund for JMode's trademark (to which we could contribute) and take care of whatever paperwork th

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Alan Hadsell
That's great, Paul. And I applaud the new name. If you intend to trademark it, I'll help defray the costs. -- Alan Hadsell "Whatever does not kill me makes me stranger".

RE: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Helliwell, Matthew
From: Ben Speakmon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On 18 Jul 2001 07:53:03 -0400, Paul Kinnucan wrote: >> If you can think of anything else that I can do to minimize the impact of >> this name change on you, please let me know. >Shall we trademark JMode just in case? It seems many of us, me included,

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Paul Kinnucan
- Original Message - From: "Stephane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Paul Kinnucan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Re: ANN: Name Change Plans > You sure made a right choice Paul, >

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Ben Speakmon
On 18 Jul 2001 07:53:03 -0400, Paul Kinnucan wrote: > If you can think of anything else that I can do to minimize the impact of > this name change on you, please let me know. Shall we trademark JMode just in case? It seems many of us, me included, are willing to help defer the legal cost of one.

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Stephane
Contacting slashdot would be interesting 1- to let open source community know what has happened with this story. It seemes it 's not the last time trademark and patents will hit open source projects. 2- to get some advertising for the new name, to avoid loosing users. Steff On Wednesday 18 J

Re: ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Stephane
You sure made a right choice Paul, I just can't stop thinking to the next JMode release :) Will we be transfered to the new mailing list's user list ? Stephane On Wednesday 18 July 2001 07:53, you wrote: > Hi All, > > Taking into consideration your feedback and on the advice of Richard > Stallm

Re: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread William BC Crandall
> I have decided to use JMode as the new name of the JDE because it has an > Emacs flavor, is not trademarked in the U.S., and has received generally > favorable comments from JDE users. Good choice. Good name. Path of least resistance; back to coding success. Congratulations, and good luck wi

ANN: Name Change Plans

2001-07-18 Thread Paul Kinnucan
Hi All, Taking into consideration your feedback and on the advice of Richard Stallman, I have decided to accede to J.D. Edwards demand that I change the name of the JDE. I plan to send a letter notifying them of my decision tomorrow. I have decided to use JMode as the new name of the JDE because