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> The code is GPLed[1]. It sounds like there were other people willing to contribute. The code goes on, without him. That's not how it works - other people are
by lima 8y ago
> The code is GPLed[1]. It sounds like there were other people willing to contribute. The code goes on, without him.
That's not how it works - other people are free to fork the code, but the trademark is owned by the original author.
This is one of the reasons why open source foundations exist - they hold the trademark and decide on how it can be used. For instance, CNCF or Apache Foundation holds the trademark for its member projects - you can't call your Prometheus fork "Prometheus" and use their logo etc.
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- x3n0ph3n3 8y agoIf he's giving up and abandoning it, then the trademark won't continue to belong to him. > Trademarks rights must be maintained through actual lawful use of the trademark. These rights will cease if a mark is not actively used for a period of time, normally 5 years in most jurisdictions. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Maintaining_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Maintaining_rights
- Sujan 8y agoactively used != actively developed