On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 31 July 2012 10:06, Jon Ciesla <limburgher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Máirín Duffy <duffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 >> >> Interesting. >> >>> - Rhymes instead of alliteration >> >> I like it, but difficult to do with many elements. The only thing I >> can think of that rhymes with oxygen is doxygen. > > doesn't xen rhyme with oxygen? Or is oxygen like orange True. It's things ending in 'inium' that get hairy. > In any case, the issue is that elements are trademarked left and > right. Planets, mythology, astronomy are trademarked left and right. > Which brings up the question.. when does trying to avoid trademark > problems take longer and more work than it takes to have something > fun? Especially when it is something so ethereal to only last a year > to 18 months? Yeah. <sigh> > > > -- > Stephen J Smoogen. > "Don't derail a useful feature for the 99% because you're not in it." > Linus Torvalds > "Years ago my mother used to say to me,... Elwood, you must be oh > so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I > recommend pleasant. You may quote me." —James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd > _______________________________________________ > advisory-board mailing list > advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board -- http://cecinestpasunefromage.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------ in your fear, seek only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
