Complexity and starting over on the JVM (was Re: Traits or not...)

Keith Hodges keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Feb 6 11:05:59 UTC 2008


stephane ducasse wrote:
> Hi Dan
>
>>> I'm actually nearly done with this process.  I'm in a ridiculous
>>> discussion about the name.  I had proposed JSqueak and got
>>> "push-back", as they say, from the trademark folks.  It appears
>>> that, if I'm willing to call it 'Idaho' or 'Potato' or something,
>>> then we're good to go.  It's clear Sun is happy to let it go and I
>>> am too.
>
> Excellent. So the problem is squeak in the name? Call it Zork or a
> bean eating animal like Squirrel and we get done.
>
> Stef
>
>
Can someone exlpain why there is a trademark problem with naming
something "Squeakish"

Keith




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