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And just updated the post to change the codename to "Reinhardt," just as a sign of good faith and before anyone else gets the wrong idea.
by photomatt 16y ago
And just updated the post to change the codename to "Reinhardt," just as a sign of good faith and before anyone else gets the wrong idea.
- jcsalterego 16y agoHooray for World Peace!
- sambeau 16y agoHurrah. Let sanity prevail. This is good for everyone.
- kbutler 16y agoAnd after a cease and desist letter, WordPress changes their release name to "BHP" for "Butt-Head Programmers". The Django Project sues WordPress for libel, but the court grants a motion to dismiss, stating that "One does not seriously attack the expertise of a programmer using the undefined phrase 'butt-head'". * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan
- scelerat 16y agoHehe good association. A hilarious code name fiasco from Apple's PowerPC rollout. Parent is making a good-natured funny, folks.
- SoftwareMaven 16y agoIt is actually a remarkably relevant comment of how this could have gone down, plus I learned something new about BHA that I didn't know. I, for one, upvoted.
- jacobian 16y agoAwesome - I appreciate it a lot. Thanks!
- collypops 16y agoYou're a gentleman, sir.
- JonnieCache 16y agoDispute resolved - in under an hour, to the satisfaction of both parties. And not once were the lawyers called. This is one of the major secondary benefits of OSS in action.
- jseifer 16y agoYour username made the comments on this so much better.
- aw3c2 16y agoPlease do not start with this. Look at what has become with Reddit's "novelty accounts" making thematic comments that do rarely add to the topic but rather distract from them.
- yuhong 16y agoWell, I think this is one of the strengths of modern companies with modern PR.
- dgallagher 16y agoGreat to hear. :) "Django" is actually trademarked by The World Company Incorporation: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4007:a1r9e1.2.2 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4007:a1... IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: DOWNLOADABLE OPEN SOURCE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNET PUBLISHING AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. FIRST USE: 20050719. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20050719
- mckoss 16y agoChanging the name to Reinhardt is not just a good idea ... it's the law! ;-)
- ubernostrum 16y agoYes, but the trademark now belongs to the Django Software Foundation -- when the DSF was established, the company transferred all the IP to the Foundation.
- honza 16y agoGood. I thought we were merging.
- reinhardt 16y agoHi Matt -- I know this really isn't a big deal, and I really don't want to be a dick about it, but I've been known as Reinhardt in HN for 169 days now and I would really appreciate it if you'd change the name. I think if I changed my nick to "photomattt" you'd feel similarly, right? I really don't want this to turn into A Thing, so how about you just see this as a small favor for a fellow HNer and I owe you beer/whiskey/whatever? Please feel free to get in touch personally if you want to talk further - I'm reinhardt@reinhardtian.org. (I'm Reinhardt, one of the lead HN lurkers.)