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On 8/23/07, Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:46:51AM +0100, Donnacha wrote:
> > even a baseless one, Adobe will certainly opt to press that button,
> > especially as they can do so anonymously. allowing them, at very
> > little financial and zero publicity cost, to inflict a slight set-back
> > upon a rival.
>
> Headline: 24pt: Red5 forced to change it's name to BARF
>
> Open-source project Red5, a free and modifiable clone of
> Adobe's Media Server has been threatened with legal action
> over it's name and has agreed, under pressure, to change it's
> name to BARF, an acronym standing for BARF Ain't Red Five.
>
> A web-search this morning revealed that a search for "Red5"
> still pointed to the newly named BARF page, and that the
> project was still going as strong as ever.
>
> Luke Hubbard, a lead developer on the project, said "It's a
> shame we've had to change the name, but it's relly not
> important, we continue to provide a free and open replacement
> for Adobe's expensive and closed software, and our userbase
> continues to grow apace"


we don't use the words "replacement" or "alternative".  Red5 is an open
source server that has interoperability with the Flash Player!  Thats a
tough one to sell to your sales department!

----
>
> All publicity is good publicity. A legal story about Red5 having
> to change it's name would mean more people notice the project,
> not less. Adobe would be foolish to hope a forced name-change
> would hurt the project rather than help it.
>
>         Adam............
>
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