On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 5:25 PM Richard Biener <richard.guent...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > if the word "rust" is entirely removed from the gcc source code then > > there is no problem whatsoever (recall: "iceweasel"). > > We’ll call it gust. love it! the puns i would have recommended would have been based on "iron oxide". please bear in mind: under Trademark Law, as developers, you *must* not make "announcements" saying "we *are* changing the name from rust to gust". this creates "Confusion" for which you become directly and legally liable and responsible. *users* are permitted to go, "oh look, errr there's this thing called gust and the source code compiles for rust". just as with the Java Trademark, you as developers can say "gust is compatible with the rust language" but you *cannot* say "gust is compatible with rust". Trademarks are a bitch. get legal advice. l.
