When you're a very public open-source project whose brand is so central to success, registration is the better thing to spend their money on. Let's Encrypt did

When you're a very public open-source project whose brand is so central to success, registration is the better thing to spend their money on. Let's Encrypt did not show good judgment on this one. EDIT: For example, they probably spent a employee/retained-attorney time worth more than $375 just to put together their Trademark Policy page. [1] [1] https://letsencrypt.org/trademarks/ https://letsencrypt.org/trademarks/