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“ Nobody is after all taking away your version of python 2 or ability to use and maintain it” No, but they are taking away the right of anyone who does this to
by someguydave 7y ago
“ Nobody is after all taking away your version of python 2 or ability to use and maintain it”
No, but they are taking away the right of anyone who does this to call the result “python”, and that is user-hostile.
- michaelmrose 7y agoWhy do you believe you have a right to call such a work python? Trademark when not abused is the one form of intellectual property that is trivially defensible. If anyone can call anything anything then how is it even possible for the consumer to make intelligent choices? Having it be called something else allows your consumers to make an informed choice about using it rather than allowing you to incorrectly trade on the official projects reputation. Of course YOU might merely want someone to competently maintain python 2. Others might opt to do so badly and thus damage the actual python brand. Worst yet others might opt to make changes to projects that serve their nefarious needs like folding in ads or data collection. Without a defining line between official and unofficial how do we prevent such? Call it cobra and brand it pythons cooler cousin if you like.