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Mozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxMozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxPosted Feb 9, 2004 16:38 UTC (Mon) by rknop (guest, #66)In reply to: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox by sphealey Parent article: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Remember back in the 1980's there was a movie named Firefox? Which Hollywood studio put it out? (And I wouldn't be surprised if there was a computer game tie-in, although the movie may have come out too early.) I can't wait for the movie company to sue the project over trademark infringement. After all, parts of the movie industry (the parts that do the suing, in contrast to the parts that do the special effects) *hate* free software. -Rob
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Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 9, 2004 17:02 UTC (Mon) by KaiRo (subscriber, #1987) [Link] Mozilla Foundation has been in the trademark registering process for Firefox since December, and it's clear that infringement can only happen if you're in the same market segment. A movie and a web browser are clearly different market segments.From what the Mozilla Foundation was told by lawyers, even databases, browsers, and video viewers are 3 different market segments. And you can only register your trademark for one market segment (or whatever they call it officially). Robert Kaiser
German Firefox/Thunderbird ? Posted Feb 9, 2004 19:58 UTC (Mon) by gadeiros (guest, #3929) [Link] Hi KaiRo.Are you planning to translate also Firefox and Thunderbird ? Or do you stick with Seamonkey ? Couldn't find a hint on your homepage. Regards,
German Firefox/Thunderbird ? Posted Feb 10, 2004 13:04 UTC (Tue) by KaiRo (subscriber, #1987) [Link] As it seems you understand German, there's this report on my page that basically holds true even now. There are currently projects translating Fir[bird|fox] and Thunderbird, AFAIK both based on my work, and I'm sure they're doing good work. And I'd really hate to disturb them. OTOH, I'll keep the Mozilla German project going on, and I'll translate the primary browser and mail clients of mozilla.org - as long as Seamonkey does exist, it look likely that this stays Seamonkey. If they flip to the stand-alone products as their main products, I intend to flip to those as well.
Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 14, 2004 12:42 UTC (Sat) by crankysysadmin (guest, #19449) [Link] > infringement can only happen if you're in the same market segment. A movie> and a web browser are clearly different market segments. From what the > Mozilla Foundation was told by lawyers, even databases, browsers, and video > viewers are 3 different market segments. Exactly, so why did they have to jump through hoops shying away from both Phoenix and Firebird? Neither was a web browser. I agree with the "community" argument to a certain extent, but working out disputes can be taken to extremes, and I wish that the law was laxer on forcing you to defend your trademark. Of course, I also wish brand names and marketing weren't so important to so many consumers in the first place, since they have exactly nothing to do with the quality of a product, so clearly I expect too much.
Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 9, 2004 17:06 UTC (Mon) by southey (subscriber, #9466) [Link] It was released in 1982 by Warner Bros with Clint Eastwood starring and directing. It was based on Graig Thomas's excellent 1977 book of the same name. But, he is a very difficult author to get in the USA.http://uk.geocities.com/hindgunship/fr_home.htm
Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 10, 2004 12:53 UTC (Tue) by the_JinX (guest, #3953) [Link] You mean this FirefoxThe Firefox is a high tech fighter plane built by the Soviet Union. It's faster than any other fighter plane, and is undetectable to radar, and has a new weapon control system that is thought controlled. Sounds like they are raising expectations with their new name ;)
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