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The dispute here isn't about the code. It's about the domain name and trademark.

by dboreham 4y ago

aliqot 4y ago
- patcon 4y ago
  It might be helpful if you share information on where your perspective is coming from. Your comments here confuse me, as someone peering in from the outside. (disclaimer: I co-organize within an IRL 5000 member community revolving around civics, software and open culture. and through that, I chum around with folks involved in organizational transformation in general.) EDIT: or not. Just maybe ppl will care more to hear or understand the opinions you're broadcasting if you offer some context?
  - aliqot 4y ago
    > qualify yourself, you've contradicted me! No. It's friday. Go write some code. The essence of this thread is people feeling they're owed what they aren't.
    - patcon 4y ago
      You sound like the sort of tech peer who I don't get along with, nor want to work with, and so I'll take my leave
      - aliqot 4y ago
        reanimus 4y ago
        A commit a minute? There's really no need to put on airs
- skrtskrt 4y ago
  Standard HN weirdo behavior getting angry at imaginary opponents and ranting about personal agency You’re in a discussion section. Things will be discussed. Unless YOU are a top contributor to gitea, you’re doing exactly what you’re complaining everyone else here is doing: wasting time opining on the direction of a software you didn’t write
  - aliqot 4y ago
    > Unless YOU are a top contributor to gitea And the top contributors seem to be exerting that choice aren't they? Now what?
- cowmix 4y ago
  I use gitea and I do some proselytizing for it. I do care if many people who are "doing" for an OS project are not informed with or have a choice in regards to the "brand" of the project. Sure, we can all fork this project (which started out as a fork) but it would be nice of people played nice and so we can all stay with the current fork we love. Having said all this, I need to read up on this because this might be a nothing burger. My comments are, in general, my expectations of how OS projects should work.
- shkkmo 4y ago
  The value of trademarks is far more than you are making out. That value doesn't come from "how clever the name is", but from name recognition and community reputation. The community can fork the project and rename it. However, this comes as costs of losing name recognition/reputation and creating additional drama in the community. If the issue can be resolved amicably, it is better to avoid the need for this.

The dispute here isn't about the code. It's about the domain name and trademark.

aliqot 4y ago

patcon 4y ago
It might be helpful if you share information on where your perspective is coming from. Your comments here confuse me, as someone peering in from the outside. (disclaimer: I co-organize within an IRL 5000 member community revolving around civics, software and open culture. and through that, I chum around with folks involved in organizational transformation in general.) EDIT: or not. Just maybe ppl will care more to hear or understand the opinions you're broadcasting if you offer some context?
- aliqot 4y ago
  > qualify yourself, you've contradicted me! No. It's friday. Go write some code. The essence of this thread is people feeling they're owed what they aren't.
  - patcon 4y ago
    You sound like the sort of tech peer who I don't get along with, nor want to work with, and so I'll take my leave
    - aliqot 4y ago
      - reanimus 4y ago
        A commit a minute? There's really no need to put on airs
skrtskrt 4y ago
Standard HN weirdo behavior getting angry at imaginary opponents and ranting about personal agency You’re in a discussion section. Things will be discussed. Unless YOU are a top contributor to gitea, you’re doing exactly what you’re complaining everyone else here is doing: wasting time opining on the direction of a software you didn’t write
- aliqot 4y ago
  > Unless YOU are a top contributor to gitea And the top contributors seem to be exerting that choice aren't they? Now what?
cowmix 4y ago
I use gitea and I do some proselytizing for it. I do care if many people who are "doing" for an OS project are not informed with or have a choice in regards to the "brand" of the project. Sure, we can all fork this project (which started out as a fork) but it would be nice of people played nice and so we can all stay with the current fork we love. Having said all this, I need to read up on this because this might be a nothing burger. My comments are, in general, my expectations of how OS projects should work.
shkkmo 4y ago
The value of trademarks is far more than you are making out. That value doesn't come from "how clever the name is", but from name recognition and community reputation. The community can fork the project and rename it. However, this comes as costs of losing name recognition/reputation and creating additional drama in the community. If the issue can be resolved amicably, it is better to avoid the need for this.