On 7/31/2012 12:01 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Máirín Duffy <duffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> *IANAL ALERT* >>> >>> I think there's an advantage to added an adjective to the front in that >>> it makes it less likely there's a trademark conflict. > On Tue, 2012-07-31 at 10:35 -0500, Jon Ciesla wrote: >> That makes sense, but *please* no alliteration, for aforementioned reasons. > Some ideas to differentiate: > > - Adverbs instead of adjectives > > - Rhymes instead of alliteration > > ~m > > _ Don't add a second word just because you think it helps avoid infringement. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, it depends on what the primary word is. The "yes" cases tend to be where a word is descriptive or ubiquitous, like "ultra," "platform," or "open." Where the primary word is more distinctive (like a planet name or element), it is less likely that adding a second word will jump the hurdle of making name usable when the primary word alone is not. Add a second word only if there is independent value in doing so, like making it more memorable, funny, fun, etc. Pam _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
