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Why the lord of the rings allusion??? http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orthanc http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orthanc
by eggie5 12y ago
Why the lord of the rings allusion??? http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orthanc http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Orthanc
- jodogne 12y agoThis is explained on the FAQ ;) https://code.google.com/p/orthanc/wiki/FAQ#Why_"Orthanc" https://code.google.com/p/orthanc/wiki/FAQ#Why_"Orthanc"?
- wlesieutre 12y agoShort version: because "palantír" was taken
- Tloewald 12y agoSo they named it after the tower where Saruman -- the most powerful guy in the world who lost it and went over to the dark side -- lived because the name of the thing that helped drive him insane was taken. Edit: more pedantry.
- jodogne 12y agoYes, that's right. Palantír was a registered trademark, and we have been invited to rename the project.
- Zaephyr 12y agoI thought the Tolkien family was famously aggressive about enforcing JRR's copyrights. I am surprised that Palantir Technologies hasn't received a C&D from the Estate; though perhaps the copyrights don't extend that far? Is that a risk for this project? Regardless, this sounds like software that could be very useful for some of the work I'm involved in. Exciting to see the positive review here. Will have to check it out.
- jodogne 12y agoTo the best of my knowledge, our software has used the name "Orthanc" for about 2 years, so this should establish prior use. As a consequence, I think that this should not become a risk to the project... but I'm not a lawyer ;) Thank for your interest! Do not hesitate to give feedback and to follow the community on Twitter and Facebook.