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> not sure how much leg he has to stand on for using the word nginx itself in the new product’s name and domain pretty sure they can't really do anything to hi

> not sure how much leg he has to stand on for using the word nginx itself in the new product’s name and domain pretty sure they can't really do anything to him in Russia. Russia and US don't recognize each others patents, same as China.

ComputerGuru 3y ago
It's a .org domain, the registry is held in the USA.
- yankaf 3y ago
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bklyn11201 3y ago
Right, they will just go after the domain forcing either a rename or a move to a Russian domain
nicolas_17 3y ago
What do patents have to do with this?
- ale42 3y ago
  Many people seem to confuse trademarks and patents...
  - stemc43 3y ago
    i know the difference i just don't care enough. same thing applies - u would gave to register business and trademark in Russia and pay taxes to have any legs
fiscalnonsense 3y ago
nginx is simultaneously a registered trademark of F5 and imnsho mouth garbage for English speakers. This is a good opportunity to rename the project.
- Kwpolska 3y ago
  It's pronounced "engine X".
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  - breather 3y ago
    Exactly—there's never been a better time to actually make the name look like it sounds.
    - fiscalnonsense 3y ago
      This.
    - Kwpolska 3y ago
      So… just add two `e`s?
    - yarekt 3y ago
      We already have a mess that is Dapper and Dapr. No thankyou
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