On Sat, 2007-10-27 at 20:16 +0000, jonathon wrote: > Sharud wrote: > > > As it is confusing with name "OpenOffice" , therefore we should raise this > > issue. > > It is too late now, but > * "OpenOffice.org" should have been trademarked in at least every > major country, prior to being released; > * "OpenOffice" should have been trademarked in countries in which it > was not already a trademark; > * The OOo logos should have been trademarked, prior to release; > > I realize that trademark registration is expensive.
Not that expensive. IIRC it was about £250 ($500) to trademark the INGOTs and The Learning Machine in the UK. So in the whole scheme of things trademarking OOo in the G8 countries is a negligible cost compared to the salaries of the developers, community manager and web site hosting etc. > Without, there > will eventually come a point where OOo will be legally required > to/forced to change names, because the usage by OOo is a trademark > infringement. (What is the current number of countries where the OOo > L10N team has to use a name other than OOo when distributing it, > because of the trademark infringement.) > > The other option is to rename OOo now, and trademark the new name in > at least the major countries of the world, prior to the release of the > new version with the new name. Interesting idea. What name would be suitable? Freedom office, perhaps? or the People's Office? It would also counter MS and its OOXML piracy of the name. Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
