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See also: Java logo and mark guidelines (also cf. javascript/ECMAScript, mysql): https://www.oracle.com/legal/trademarks.html https://www.oracle.com/legal/trad

See also: Java logo and mark guidelines (also cf. javascript/ECMAScript, mysql): https://www.oracle.com/legal/trademarks.html https://www.oracle.com/legal/trademarks.html https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/java-licensing-logo-guidelines-1908204.pdf https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/java-licensing-logo-guide... Google's attempt to trademark Go: https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html https://trademarks.justia.com/881/00/go-88100955.html Python trademark usage guidelines: https://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/ https://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/ Perl trademark usage guidelines: https://www.perlfoundation.org/trademarks.html https://www.perlfoundation.org/trademarks.html Ruby is a counterexample!: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/logo/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/logo/ PHP seems to be a counterexample!: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/logo/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/about/logo/ PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/trademarks/ https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/trademarks/ Linux: https://lmi.linuxfoundation.org/ https://lmi.linuxfoundation.org/ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage there are many more, but you get the idea I know a couple streamers/youtubers have made a big fuss about this (idk about actual developer sentiment), but I don't see why this situation is anything exceptional or to be worried about.

Brian_K_White 4y ago
A thing can be both common and unreasonable at the same time.
- jhanschoo 4y ago
  But one wonders: the same criticisms can be levied at these other cases, yet one finds that googling about controversies regarding them (well except Oracle) turns up little. Considering how well-established these are, one would expect that if trademarking it were truly unreasonable, we'd see a similar argument already. The more obvious reason is that you have a couple loud voices who don't know what they're talking about and see that these actions actually either do little harm or even benefit the community (regarding the latter, e.g. making it obvious when a couple blessed and vetted, officially supported high-quality resources are being provided).

Brian_K_White 4y ago

A thing can be both common and unreasonable at the same time.

jhanschoo 4y ago
But one wonders: the same criticisms can be levied at these other cases, yet one finds that googling about controversies regarding them (well except Oracle) turns up little. Considering how well-established these are, one would expect that if trademarking it were truly unreasonable, we'd see a similar argument already. The more obvious reason is that you have a couple loud voices who don't know what they're talking about and see that these actions actually either do little harm or even benefit the community (regarding the latter, e.g. making it obvious when a couple blessed and vetted, officially supported high-quality resources are being provided).