Tanstaafl [mailto:[email protected]] > > Why anybody ever thought it was smart to tack that ".org" > > onto the end of "OpenOffice" as part of the APPLICATION > > name, I'll never understand. > > It wasn't because they were trying to be cute, it's because they > *couldn't* use the name 'OpenOffice', because someone else has it > trademarked. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org
Are you sure? I think it WAS because they were trying to be cute. The legal problem only precluded them using the unvarnished name, didn't it? It didn't dictate which varnish they could apply to differentiate from the trademark. I'm just saying that the particular suffix that they chose was bound to cause confusion. They could have found another way to differentiate that would not have carried an incorrect meaning that would trip a large number of people (that being the group of people who are aware of the .org domain). Or, did I miss a link to a letter from the Trademark holder's lawyer saying: "You can use the word 'OpenOffice' ONLY if you tack the exact suffix '.org' onto it. No other form, no other suffix or prefix will be allowed, or we'll kill all your children." ?? OpenOffice.suite OpenOffice_suite OpenOffice-suite OpenOffice.prog OpenOffice_prog OpenOffice-prog OpenOffice.app OpenOffice_app OpenOffice-app OpenOffice.free OpenOffice_free OpenOffice-free . . . and so many more. Were those forbidden? Where's that link? - KevinThe information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
