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It's pretty much set in stone in the license. "Neither the name “Markdown” nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
by ulisesrmzroche 12y ago
It's pretty much set in stone in the license.
"Neither the name “Markdown” nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."
No ifs, and, or buts. It is what it is. It didn't meet that condition. It's in breach of copyright.
http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/license http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/license
- philoushka 12y agoSo John has an option to pursue legal action. Bring it on. I'm happy they're forcing the issue. Soon enough, no one will care. GH, SE and Reddit have enough mass to have their flavour/spec dominate in terms of user base and adoption.
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- shard972 12y agoDoes that mean every fork of markdown must have written approval from gruber until he kicks the bucket?