Python trademark - A request for civility

Michael Poeltl michael.poeltl at univie.ac.at
Sat Feb 16 05:02:31 EST 2013


hi,

there are also

ruby.co.uk
lua.co.uk

in my opinion someone who is on the ruby-/lua-malinglist too should warn these guys

* Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> [2013-02-16 06:50]:
> Folks,
> 
> It seems that people have been sending threats and abuse to the company
> claiming a trademark on the name "Python". And somebody, somewhere, may
> have launched a DDOS attack on their website.
> 
> The Python Software Foundation has asked the community for restraint and
> civility during this dispute. Abuse and threats just bring the Python
> community into disrepute.

yeah - that's also my opinion!

Michael
> 
> http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2013/02/asking-for-civility-during-our.html
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Steven
> 
> -- 
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

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