Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.048 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.90; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'subject:help': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'creator,': 0.16; 'language?': 0.16; 'subject:under': 0.16; '\xc2\xa0i': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'feb': 0.19; '(not': 0.20; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.20; 'subject:PSF': 0.20; 'cheers,': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; '>': 0.23; '15,': 0.23; 'mention': 0.23; "python's": 0.23; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.25; 'wondering': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'chris': 0.28; "i'm": 0.29; 'url:2012': 0.30; 'point': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.32; 'subject: -- ': 0.33; "can't": 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'google': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'help': 0.40; 'url:12': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'companies': 0.60; 'interest': 0.62; '(that': 0.62; 'more': 0.63; 'offering': 0.64; 'url:co': 0.66; 'computers': 0.69; 'subject:your': 0.74; '2013': 0.84; 'sender:addr:chris': 0.84; 'subject:needs': 0.84; 'url:tech': 0.84; 'imagine': 0.96 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rebertia.com; s=google; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=u6OlSonyJq/Pa+g6EWXdVT528Kj70B+LpbVMs/07ZSc=; b=OJZbpFg+3+99IpVBi7MD8+xLNZnRpVRv587kIrZDKl5JQDhSWSlVhgPTuOD5eQjUJv xFWiQ9eAryv722GVZiuC7mH0jgmIjIIkbLVthWgWItUFhMyqXvvc/dmILS8/S6AmM7co rti5wi/lzYC3KGAVe/4/Cz/K9nUkmigIeqhzI= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=u6OlSonyJq/Pa+g6EWXdVT528Kj70B+LpbVMs/07ZSc=; b=IRRUfG/xLDZdtMaCTI1M4lqpgFOiKu+xMbdn09BFEApoeAHkg4Aq5KF7XZc5A0FF33 d4mEN+07k17XcIgRCkveQ15wH+s83QB9ebM3S0z2xTPCxh1Zq80BlMheG+wdfXOjCi3R 8idbw5NhnXvsy5bNGxz687b0IOnoqZiYLmH3msQl79EJNwU4mCiteSRN/talbOiV++Pz KA9rDtkva3RRWoZIKxlf6bcKBeaWq1rZeYpsUKVYkOkt4CPbFJ5I5Taarf3k9T/FQoEw ZDlmHbhwOHakCQYleFAjxIUiQfsQyC/QtnUezAYDrWxA+oWm0syH1/l6mkfOdr/FF9vI MbDQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.56.139 with SMTP id a11mr2943369igq.86.1360948199776; Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:09:59 -0800 (PST) Sender: chris@rebertia.com In-Reply-To: References: <511d5caf$0$29973$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <511e4077$0$29966$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:09:59 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 6cSQ4m0jrKvQIQLG1nAleLF4-WU Subject: Re: Python trademark under attack -- the PSF needs your help From: Chris Rebert To: Jason Swails Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0401f4490162d904d5c67261 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlbn5qEKPszTm3tvlu/VlpEVDDTJoY0J091A1xFlCugrfo4s4CDqKq6jSLr3WFTuPWkT7NR Cc: Python X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 41 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1360948208 news.xs4all.nl 6909 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60084 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:38931 --f46d0401f4490162d904d5c67261 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Feb 15, 2013 8:13 AM, "Jason Swails" wrote: > I'm not offering much help here, more like wondering aloud. Doesn't Google (not to mention other software companies) have an interest staked in binding the Python name with the Python language? I can't imagine python.co.uk staging a successful campaign against one of the best-known companies in computers (that employs Python's creator, no less). That very last part is actually no longer the case: https://tech.dropbox.com/2012/12/welcome-guido/ Regardless, your general point still stands. Cheers, Chris --f46d0401f4490162d904d5c67261 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Feb 15, 2013 8:13 AM, "Jason Swails" <jason.swails@gmail.com> wrote: <SNIP>
> I'm not offering much help here, more like wondering aloud. =C2=A0= Doesn't Google (not to mention other software companies) have an intere= st staked in binding the Python name with the Python language? =C2=A0I can&= #39;t imagine python.co.uk staging a su= ccessful campaign against one of the best-known companies in computers (tha= t employs Python's creator, no less).

That very last part is actually no longer the case:
https://tech.dr= opbox.com/2012/12/welcome-guido/
Regardless, your general point still stands.

Cheers,
Chris

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