Hi, On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 at 21:23, Luis Felipe <sirga...@zoho.com> wrote:
>> While the -ix and -ux endings have long traditions in the operating >> system space, the Guix name is already trademarked by someone else for >> that kind of software. [2] [...] >> [2] >> https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87948650&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch > > Hmm, I've heard about this trademark issue before... I'm not sure, but I > think the subject was planned/proposed for discussion during the ten > years of GNU Guix event, but I haven't seen any information about it. The name is registered only in USA, right? Does it lead to concrete troubles? >> Hoping for a change as you are, I tried to purchase stampede.org from >> the original inventor of Stampede Linux [3] a year or so ago in order to >> offer it to the project, but that went nowhere from either side. >> >> Meanwhile, I have some other names I would be happy to purchase and >> donate to the project, but I cannot disclose them to the public before >> doing so. Well, I am not aware of any legal issue with the name Guix. There is one? Somehow, don’t fix it if it is not broken. :-) Cheers, simon
