▲ 951 ▼ Died from reading this (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by callmepk@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml 139 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] odium@programming.dev 229 points 2 years ago (4 children) TIL Wayland is named after a town permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.de 114 points 2 years ago (2 children) so is dracut and weston. i think that naming software after towns in Massachusetts is somekind of red hat in-joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's even neater. The name of towns/cites cannot be trademarked. The safest thing you can do when naming a project is naming it after a town so you don't run into legal troubles in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder if Monster and Monster know about Monster permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago You can eventually trademark once you get big enough. As with all things law it's a bit tricky. However, the default is that geographic locations aren't trademarkable. For further reading on when you can trademark. https://www.yospinlaw.com/2016/06/15/trademark-on-a-geographical-location permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago Who's going to take this as legal advice and name a project Apple? https://maps.app.goo.gl/15sDygDQWBd8J9kUA permalink fedilink source parent [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago Openstack releases are named after the nearest town to conference that matches the next series in the alphabet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always thought it was the corp from the Alien series. 🤓 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago That's Weyland-Yutani permalink fedilink source parent [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the Brolien universe it's called Wheyland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iegod@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the mass obsessed universe it's called Weighland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* In the map obsessed universe it's called Wayland. Very similar to our universe, that one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] callmepk@lemmy.world [S] 17 points 2 years ago the town permalink fedilink source parent [–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I always thought this was the origin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_the_Smith permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.de 114 points 2 years ago (2 children) so is dracut and weston. i think that naming software after towns in Massachusetts is somekind of red hat in-joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's even neater. The name of towns/cites cannot be trademarked. The safest thing you can do when naming a project is naming it after a town so you don't run into legal troubles in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder if Monster and Monster know about Monster permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago You can eventually trademark once you get big enough. As with all things law it's a bit tricky. However, the default is that geographic locations aren't trademarkable. For further reading on when you can trademark. https://www.yospinlaw.com/2016/06/15/trademark-on-a-geographical-location permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago Who's going to take this as legal advice and name a project Apple? https://maps.app.goo.gl/15sDygDQWBd8J9kUA permalink fedilink source parent [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago Openstack releases are named after the nearest town to conference that matches the next series in the alphabet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cogman@lemmy.world 123 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's even neater. The name of towns/cites cannot be trademarked. The safest thing you can do when naming a project is naming it after a town so you don't run into legal troubles in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder if Monster and Monster know about Monster permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago You can eventually trademark once you get big enough. As with all things law it's a bit tricky. However, the default is that geographic locations aren't trademarkable. For further reading on when you can trademark. https://www.yospinlaw.com/2016/06/15/trademark-on-a-geographical-location permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago Who's going to take this as legal advice and name a project Apple? https://maps.app.goo.gl/15sDygDQWBd8J9kUA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder if Monster and Monster know about Monster permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cogman@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago You can eventually trademark once you get big enough. As with all things law it's a bit tricky. However, the default is that geographic locations aren't trademarkable. For further reading on when you can trademark. https://www.yospinlaw.com/2016/06/15/trademark-on-a-geographical-location permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cogman@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago You can eventually trademark once you get big enough. As with all things law it's a bit tricky. However, the default is that geographic locations aren't trademarkable. For further reading on when you can trademark. https://www.yospinlaw.com/2016/06/15/trademark-on-a-geographical-location permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago Who's going to take this as legal advice and name a project Apple? https://maps.app.goo.gl/15sDygDQWBd8J9kUA permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago Openstack releases are named after the nearest town to conference that matches the next series in the alphabet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always thought it was the corp from the Alien series. 🤓 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago That's Weyland-Yutani permalink fedilink source parent [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the Brolien universe it's called Wheyland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iegod@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the mass obsessed universe it's called Weighland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* In the map obsessed universe it's called Wayland. Very similar to our universe, that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 years ago That's Weyland-Yutani permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the Brolien universe it's called Wheyland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iegod@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the mass obsessed universe it's called Weighland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* In the map obsessed universe it's called Wayland. Very similar to our universe, that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iegod@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the mass obsessed universe it's called Weighland. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* In the map obsessed universe it's called Wayland. Very similar to our universe, that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* In the map obsessed universe it's called Wayland. Very similar to our universe, that one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SwordInStone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I always thought this was the origin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_the_Smith permalink fedilink source parent
