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Lost the .orgLost the .orgPosted Oct 20, 2012 21:23 UTC (Sat) by jensend (guest, #1385)In reply to: Lost the .org by man_ls Parent article: OpenOffice graduates from the Apache Incubator
On the other hand, maybe "Sun OpenOffice" wouldn't have worked in 2000. There may well have been other reasons why the Dutch computer services company presented a credible litigation threat in 2000 but not in 2012.
For instance, gradual dilution of their already-rather-generic trademark, changes in Dutch IP law or new precedents, or contact/negotiations/discussions between the parties in the past dozen years we don't know about.
Also, a still-relatively-financially-strong Sun starting a new project may have been an attractive litigation target in 2000, while targeting a nonprofit for a 12-year-old issue is likely to bring a company nothing but bad will.
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Lost the .org Posted Oct 28, 2012 20:41 UTC (Sun) by JanC_ (guest, #34940) [Link]
Remember that Sun was trying to get outside help for the development of the basic parts of their Sun StarOffice product, and I'm not so sure IBM, Novell, e.a. would have been too happy to work on a project named *Sun* OpenOffice...
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