Jelle Licht transcribed 1.9K bytes: > mikadoZero <mikadoz...@yandex.com> writes: > > > I have search guix-devel for this and did not find it. I would like to > > [ snip ] > Thanks for looking into this. > > > # Proactive name change > > > > Looking at the pug thread above shows that it would have been nice if > > Jade had not been forced to change their name so quickly and could have > > engaged it's community further on ideas for a new name. > > > > This raises the idea that proactively changing Guix's name might be > > better than reacting to a forced name change. A benefit to a proactive > > name change is being able to chose the timing. So for example the name > > change could be planned to coincide with the 1.0 release which I have > > heard is approaching. Similar to a butterfly emerging from a > > chrysalis. Maybe there is a opportunity here and this could be turned > > into a nice announcement. > > I humbly disagree with proactively doing anything of the sorts; first of > all, there are two separate issues (as you mentioned): > - Are we allowed to call Guix Guix? > - Do we want to call Guix Guix? > > As such, I think it is premature to proactively change something which > *might* not even be a (legal) problem at all, let alone something > desired by the community. I *do* agree that these questions should > probably be answered before 1.0 comes around. > > > [ snip ] > > # Contacting Express Logic > > > > Also it might be good to reach out to Express Logic as they may not > > actually have any problem with the Guix free software project using the > > name they have trademarked. > > I really think that "software" is much too broad a category to consider > for a trademark clash in this case. From what I can see, there is barely > any overlap between our Guix and the GUIX product that Express Logic is > working on. This might just be my vocational bias in action as a > software engineer though, and of course; I Am Not A Lawyer.
The other Guix keeps coming up over the years. I don't think we have to do anyting because it's 2 separate fields of software. No problem unless one of the Guix starts making it one. > > > > # Summary > > > > I am not recommending any specific course of action. I just want to > > start a discussion. > > Point taken :-). > >
