[osol-discuss] Re: [desktop-discuss] Project Proposal :: JDS

[Glynn Foster]

Hey,

The naming of Java Desktop System, JDS, was amazingly unfortunate. While
I can appreciate the thought of consolidating our software offerings,
we're pretty much pissing off as many people as we can ;)

Most of the core desktop is written in C, so calling it 'Java' is a bit
of a stretch. Hiding the fact that it's a mixture of 'GNOME', 'Firefox',
'Thunderbird' and others isn't going to do ourselves any PR favours
either. On the other side of the fence, the Java dudes are probably
equally miffed that we have the audacity to use their brand to sell our
product.

I don't think the likes of Red Hat or Novell are in any better situation
in terms of trademarked names though.



Glynn

Stephen Harpster wrote:
> OK wise guy!  ;-)
> 
> I'll let you guys figure it out.....
> 
> 
> 
> Rich Teer wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Stephen Harpster wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> The trademark is actually on the "Sun Java" part, i.e., the official mark is
>>>       Sun Java(TM) Desktop System
>>>
>>> Technically, you're supposed to use the full mark for the first and most prominent reference.  After that, "Sun" may be
>>> dropped.
>>>
>>> I think you're right that a non-restricted name such as OSDS (OpenSolaris Desktop System) would be better.....
>>>     
>>
>> Nice idea, but isn't "OpenSolaris" a Sun TM too?
>>
>>   
> 
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> Stephen Harpster
> Director, Open Source Software
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>