On 2014-08-26 16:18, jus...@postgresql.org wrote:
On 2014-08-25 17:04, Richard Hipp wrote:
Thank you for creating this project. I downloaded a copy. It seems
very nice.
NOW, PLEASE CHANGE THE NAME!!!
"SQLite" is a trademark. You are welcomed and encouraged to use the
code for SQLite, but not the name "SQLite".
This is not just a legal exercise. A project like your "SQLite
Database Browser" will end up in the hands of many people who think
that your GUI is in fact the real SQLite and not just a GUI
front-end
to SQLite. And so if they encounter problems, they will contact the
SQLite developers for support. The office phone number here is not
difficult to find with a Google search, and quite a few SQL-newbies
manage to find it, and ring me up. Then I have to explain to them
that the program they are using is not in fact SQLite but is a
third-party wrapper around SQLite and that they will need to contact
the developers of the third-party wrapper to get support and that,
no,
I cannot give them the phone number because I dont know what it is.
Many callers get this. Others, not so much. A few are downright
rude. But in every case, I have to deal with the issue, which takes
time away from working on SQLite. The experience is also
frustrating
for the users of your GUI.
Suggested new name: "Database Browser for SQLite"
Moving the word "SQLite" into a prepositional phrase makes it clear
to
(most) people that your program is an add-on to SQLite and not
SQLite
itself. I think that will be sufficient to solve the problem
described above.
This is in process now:
https://github.com/sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser/pull/83
Might need a few code extra code tweaks (unsure), but we'll get it
done and push out an updated release with the new name sometime
in the next few days. :)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
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