On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Craig L Russell <craig.russ...@oracle.com> wrote: ... >>> On 12/20/2011 4:24 PM, Ross Gardler wrote: >>>> >>>> The proposal says "Existing Flex-related conferences, podcasts and >>>> websites should be allowed to continue using “Flex” as part of their >>>> name - Apache Flex will have to create guidelines for that." >>>> > ...A quick search of the internet shows these potential conflicts as well: > > flex.org run by Adobe Platform Evangelism Team; will this site die or will > Apache be expected to maintain it with volunteers?...
I have no idea, but if it continues to exist and points to Apache Flex I have no problem with that. > http://www.gnu.org/software/flex/ Fun - same name for something totally different. IMO this deserves a "there are other FLEXs out there" page on the Apache Flex website. No big deal. > flex.at © 2008 Flex. All rights reserved. Site by instant>>>> Hard to say what that is from their frontpage...tv or radio show? Not confusing IMO. > > flex.com ISP in Hawaii An ISP. Not confusing. > openshift.redhat.com/app/flex The full name is "Openshift Flex", which clears the confusion with "Apache Flex". Like when someone asks "which Craig are you talking about"? This list shows that "Flex" is a fairly generic adjective/qualifier/something. This hasn't been a problem for Adobe so far - everybody who should know knows what "Adobe Flex" is, I imagine the same will continue once it's "Apache Flex". > > ...I'd really like to have trademarks and legal take a closer look at this... > We know what a nightmare name conflicts are, even when the name in question > is as well-known and well-understood as this one.... I don't think this is needed now. As I wrote a few minutes ago in this thread, Flex is *entering* the incubator with this name. There's plenty of time during incubation to verify that the name works, and if not it can be changed. -Bertrand --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
