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It's also an element with atomic number 31.
by DigitalJack 10y ago
It's also an element with atomic number 31.
- sspiff 10y agoThat's not the point. Both of the other uses are for open source projects, so there is plenty potential for confusion. Chromium is also an element, but if I named a third OSS project "Chromium" (first: [1], second: [2]), I bet people would complain. Windows and apple are common words in the English language, but I bet I couldn't name my software project either of those. Context is important when deciding whether a name is appropriate or not. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_B.S.U https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_B.S.U. [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)
- freehunter 10y agoThis always comes up with OSS projects, that there's another project with the same name. But the reality is there are only a limited number of names to pick from, and an unlimited number of projects. That's why we went to names like Tumblr and Flickr for a while. But if you think Apple is a unique name, you might be surprised: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer