On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Jon Ciesla <limburgher@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. As I think was pointed out earlier Scientific Linux has used Beryllium, Boron, and Carbon as its last three code names which would make a variation of this unappealing to me anyway as it lacks originality. Sometimes good ideas have just already been taken by others. >> 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> When those doing the work say they won't do it any longer? John _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
