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I don't think the "this is power-tripping" model of what's going on is very likely. The "this is what you get if you ask lawyers for a trademark policy and don
by mjw1007 4y ago
I don't think the "this is power-tripping" model of what's going on is very likely.
The "this is what you get if you ask lawyers for a trademark policy and don't pay enough attention to what you get back" model seems closer.
This post by a former nodejs decision-maker provides some evidence for that:
https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/12lb0am/can_someone_explain_to_me_whats_happening_with/jg8f42o/ https://old.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/12lb0am/can_someone_e...
- labster 4y agoThe article agrees, ending with: > I'm not saying heads should roll. I'm saying someone needs to take the wheel. If no one is at the wheel, Rust is unsafe at any speed.
- Brian_K_White 4y agoI can't imagine a competent lawyer putting wildly subjective and irrelevant and out of scope things into a document copyrighting a trademark. This is not lawyers this is Karens.
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoThis is absolutely the product of a power-tripping political activist slamming in whatever comes to mind. Even the most worthless trademark lawyer would never add in unnecessary statements like banning guns at Rust-backed conferences.