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That'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 na
by sspiff 10y ago
That'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