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Anyone got some background information on the choice of project name? Malmö is the name of Sweden's third largest city (where I grew up).
by Qerub 10y ago
Anyone got some background information on the choice of project name? Malmö is the name of Sweden's third largest city (where I grew up).
- blixt 10y agoApparently it's because it's approximately in the middle between Cambridge (where the team is located) and Stockholm (where Minecraft was made).
- flaviuspopan 10y agoIt was originally called "Project AIX" but IBM didn't find it agreeable.
- vilhelm_s 10y agoI talked to someone who had worked at Microsoft Research, who mentioned that it is actually policy to name projects after cities. Apparently it's not possible to trademark a name of a city, so this protects against being sued for trademark infringement. Since Microsoft has lots of money, they are a tempting target for lawsuits.