FWIW the author is amenable to renaming, so that's the end for me. See the issue referenced earlier in the thread.
--Guido (mobile) On Dec 10, 2016 1:24 PM, "David Mertz" <me...@gnosis.cx> wrote: > > > On Dec 10, 2016 10:42 AM, "Wes Turner" <wes.tur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > and this is on purpose, since Python is BSD software which >> anyone can use, modify, fork, etc. >> > > So, otherwise everyone who forks for any reason is in violation of the > trademark policy? > > > The trademark issue has nothing to do with the code copyright or forking. > PyPy, Brython, IronPython, Jython are all distinct code bases that > implement (mostly) the same language semantics. Probably all of those use > some code from CPython, but even if some other implementation used zero > common code it wouldn't matter. > > None of those projects are allowed to call their next release "Python 2.8" > either, regardless of precise semantics implemented. I could call some > project Foothon 2.8 if I wanted, because it wouldn't invite confusion about > official status for the PDF. > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ > guido%40python.org > >
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