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Mozilla's Joy Of Naming

Posted by Hemos on from the the-joy-neverends dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thought the Firebird naming conflict was over? Think again! (If you thought, "What naming conflict?", go to the back of the class and read Slashdot's, previous coverage.) MozillaZine has got an exclusive interview with Christopher Blizzard, mozilla.org staff member, Red Hat employee and author of the Mozilla branding strategy. It's one the first official statements from mozilla.org (Mitchell Baker published a letter that she sent to the Firebird database project admins a few days ago). As well as the interview, MozillaZine also takes a look at some of the more recent media coverage of the conflict, which is overwealmingly biased in favour of the Firebird database project (who still haven't adequately explained how it was different when they picked the same name as the older Firebird BBS). Compare and contrast with MozillaZine's interview of Ann Harrison of the Firebird database project."

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  1. Attn: Beth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Beth from Earthlink Abuse : I would like to crawl inside your womb. If you are reading this, please post your exact location and the best time to get in touch with you. Thanks.

    -- 100,000 Horny Slashdot Readers

  2. Re:What must have gone through the FirebirdSQL min by RollingThunder · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yep, and now I know them, and will make sure I never, ever use or recommend their product. Same as qmail - DJB's a prick, so I won't use it, even if it's better than the competition (and Postfix is just as good).

    I consider it voting for politeness with my SMTP banner. ;)

  3. IBPhoenix must be stopped. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Ann Harrison has used this to create an opportunity to trademark Firebird. This must not be allowed. The people involved with IBPhoenix are the worst examples on the planet. Their weapon of choice, spam and hate mail. They should be stopped at all cost.

  4. Fuck The Moz Team by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I have never seen a group of "professional" developers act like such a bunch of spoiled brats. I love your product, and I will still use it, however I will no longer contribute patches and bug fixes. What a bunch of pissy little dicks. CHANGE THE NAME ALREADY, YOU PICKED ONE USED BY ANOTHER OPEN SOURCE PROJECT. They are unhappy, you look like asses and the whole community suffers. Is it that hard to pick another name? You turn into AOLers more every day. Work on the project all by yourselves now, I quit.

  5. Re:What must have gone through the FirebirdSQL min by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    mebe u r just a grrlfrendles luuser thx

  6. Re:What must have gone through the FirebirdSQL min by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    As far as I can tell, you have no chance of losing your virginity before you die.