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Really interesting article. Comment though ... I'm surprised Cloudflare isn't concerned about being sued over using the name "Unimog" and having the load balan
by tiffanyh 6y ago
Really interesting article.
Comment though ... I'm surprised Cloudflare isn't concerned about being sued over using the name "Unimog" and having the load balancer icon be a Truck, given that Unimog is an actual company who manufacturers trucks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog
- conchy 6y agoThat was also my first reaction when I saw their choice of name for this. Daimler-Benz owns Unimog, I'm sure they have plenty of lawyers hanging around ready to defend their intellectual property.
- eqvinox 6y ago> That was also my first reaction when I saw their choice of name for this. Same here, my first thought was "lawsuit in 3... 2... 1..."
- iruoy 6y agoAs long as they're not going to release it it shouldn't be a problem I'd think.
- fasteo 6y agoEven the truck in the icon is quite similar to the actual Unimog [1] [1] https://www.trucksnl.com/pictures/ad-4975423-3e65dbb49baea189/camion_de_volquete_7_dot_5_t_mercedes_benz_unimog_u_1250_2_achs_allradkipper_4975423.jpg?format=webp&quality=70&w=1110&h=832 https://www.trucksnl.com/pictures/ad-4975423-3e65dbb49baea18...