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JS would be hard to trademark now because there’s so many other services using JS as part of their trademark. There’s also already quite a few companies who’ve
by hnlmorg 1y ago
JS would be hard to trademark now because there’s so many other services using JS as part of their trademark. There’s also already quite a few companies who’ve already registered JS as a trademark.
You also couldn’t call it Jscript because Microsoft owns the trademark there.
EMCAScript is the most practical from a legal standpoint, but that name sucks badly.
- moralestapia 1y agoYeah, but that's what is needed. An un-trademark-eable term.
- hnlmorg 1y agoWhat you need is the opposite: a trademarked name but one where a community-managed nonprofit foundation owns. That’s how other languages (eg Perl and Python) manage their assets. And the ecosystem is better for it.
- moralestapia 1y ago>Perl >Python >And the ecosystem is better for it. AHAHAHAHAHH
- hnlmorg 1y agoI take it form your reply that you either misunderstood my comment or you think the constant threat of litigation from Oracle is a good thing. Either way, you come off as incredibly naïve.