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You probably can't name a project OpenWarp for the same reason you can't name a search engine OpenGoogle, even though it's a different name to the original. In
by Hasnep 5mo ago
You probably can't name a project OpenWarp for the same reason you can't name a search engine OpenGoogle, even though it's a different name to the original. In this case, it's particularly confusing because the original warp project _is_ now open source.
- kreelman 5mo agoI used Warp a bit on Windows. It looked promising, but didn't work quite as well as I would have liked. It's great that it's been open sourced. Does anyone keep a DB somewhere of open source project names? I think it would be better to give the code fork a different name.... And maybe move it off Github!!
- BeetleB 5mo agoYou can't name something OpenGoogle, because the Google name is trademarked. Is Warp trademarked?
- satvikpendem 5mo agoYes it is, as another person has replied.
- deleted 5mo ago[deleted]
- illiac786 5mo agoIt is, and the discussion is about etiquette, not law.
- wahnfrieden 5mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unregistered_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unregistered_trademark Even if it is not a registered trademark, it can be enforceable as a trademark due to common law
- wolfi1 5mo agoI do have to admit, when I saw Warp I thought of OS/2, a long forgotten Win32-compatible OS by IBM, btw, does anyone know if IBM trademarked Warp?