Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Jun 2007 16:07 UTC, submitted by kenden
The merger between compiz and Beryl now has a name: Compiz Fusion. "Our previous attempts to select a project name have not gone well. We tried a poll but the names in the poll were not pre-qualified to determine if they were usable and the 'winning' name was also a strongly disliked name. Kristian and I each proposed a plan to select a name, but that effort got sidetracked by a massive flame war on the mailing list. While our community has some democratic features, ultimately it is a meritocracy and the people who contribute the most value have the most say. So in the end a decision was made by the majority of the people who have contributed the most."
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RE[2]: What about VMWare?
by hobgoblin on Thu 21st Jun 2007 18:53
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RE[2]: What about VMWare?
by jbrader on Sat 23rd Jun 2007 20:28
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There's already VMWare Fusion?
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Since they are completely different products, unlikely to be confused, they should be fine from both a trademark law and a community perspective. I don't really see a problem.
IBPhoenix is the only entity I can think of who might raise a stink over it, if they had a project named "Fusion". And so far as I know, they don't.
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There's already VMWare Fusion?