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Not necessarily incompatible, but there are definitely issuesNot necessarily incompatible, but there are definitely issuesPosted Jul 19, 2007 2:38 UTC (Thu) by dwheeler (guest, #1216)In reply to: Apple buys cups by jwb Parent article: Apple buys cups They're not necessarily incompatible, but there are definitely issues. The whole point of trademark is that users will know (and not be fooled) about exactly what they're getting. So if you want the "official Apple CUPS", trademarks can help you get what you wanted (in the sense that it'd be illegal to claim it for something that was not). From a FLOSS viewpoint, if you can make a change, and it's required that you change the name so that users will know what they're getting, that's okay. But yes, there are definitely issues. One problem is that OTHER programs will look for specific program names, and taken to extremes this could be a problem. Another is if you can't add patches without a name change as well, that can cause real trouble from logistical problems (distros have had that issue with Firefox).
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Not necessarily incompatible, but there are definitely issues Posted Jul 19, 2007 9:57 UTC (Thu) by NRArnot (subscriber, #3033) [Link] Precedent (yellow pages / NIS) suggests that program names don't have to be changed. The NIS programs are still mostly named yp*. IANAL but I suspect it would be an issue only if there is a program called precisely cups, rather than cupssomething. (/usr/[share,lib]/cups do exist on my system).
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