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I did a double-take when I saw this -- the library is called "zippy" internally, but there must have been some kind of trademark issue with that. This is used
by haberman 16y ago
I did a double-take when I saw this -- the library is called "zippy" internally, but there must have been some kind of trademark issue with that.
This is used in more than just BigTable; it's used extensively inside Google, in particular for the RPC system. It's great to see it open-sourced!
- stevenbedrick 16y agoMaybe the issue was regarding the comic strip, "Zippy the pinhead"?
- pmjordan 16y agoMy first association was with the character from the UK children's TV show Rainbow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_(Rainbow) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_(Rainbow) I doubt it's a trademark issue, as trademarks tend to be usage-specific. (e.g. Apple Computer vs. Apple Music) It's probably just a matter of Google feeling there are too many different things already associated with the name 'Zippy.' (I also now have the "Rainbow" theme tune stuck in my head.)
- tonfa 16y agoThere are quite a lot of hits about random projects being called zippy.
- fryguy 16y agoDo you remember go?
- cdibona 16y agoGo is common enough that it is untrademarkable. Zippy? Not so much, hence the name change.