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Mozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxMozilla Firebird becomes FirefoxPosted Feb 9, 2004 17:20 UTC (Mon) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)In reply to: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox by rknop Parent article: Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox
Even in the absence of trademark law, it would still be advisable to give different programs different names. As it was, there were two significant free software programs named Firebird. Changing the name of the newer one in a case like this is good manners.
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Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 10, 2004 0:48 UTC (Tue) by jamesh (subscriber, #1159) [Link] You do realise that there were many more than just two programs going by the name "Firebird"? And that the database wasn't even the first program to use the name? (let alone the first free software program) What would the Firebird Database people do if the Firebird BBS people complained about them stealing the name? My guess is that they would claim that there is no confusion due to one being a BBS and the other being a database. There is a reason that trademarks are limited to cover particular subjects rather than being global ...
Mozilla Firebird becomes Firefox Posted Feb 10, 2004 9:29 UTC (Tue) by james (subscriber, #1325) [Link] Unfortunately, that particular piece of "IP" law isn't universal. It's true, as far as I can tell, for the US and the UK. It's not true in France or Germany.
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