Python Trademark At Risk In Europe

mvar writes "A company in the UK is trying to trademark the 'Python' term for all things computing. The Python Software Foundation is asking for help. According to the PSF, they contacted the company in order to settle the matter but 'They blew us off and responded by filing the community trademark application claiming the exclusive right to use "Python" for software, servers, and web services — everywhere in Europe.' They now seek help from the community in several ways: By sending a letter to the EU council if you happen to work on a company that uses the Python programming language, by providing EU-published material regarding the Python language (articles etc) and/or financially supporting the PSF in the upcoming legal battle."

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[Anonymous Coward]

"And now for something completely old and similar."

Simple: Change name of the programming language

[Phrogman]

(In Europe only mind you) to NameRippedOffByTheFuckingCocksuckersAtPythonComputerServices or whatever :P

Re:So who is the company ?

[happy_place]

This company sounds absolutely reptillian in their nature. Like some massive hungry slithering bottom-dwelling reptile that strikes out at any warm-blooded thing that's good, and wraps itself around it for its own selfish enrichment, squeezing the life out of its prey. Dunno why they'd want to be named Python, it's a lovely language... and friendly... unless you don't like indenting.
 

Re:Is it really a good choice?

[CrazyBusError]

Maybe they're run by the Ministry of silly awks.

Re:So get a new name!

[Stele]

How about "GimPy"?

Re:Bone-headed Decision by Veber/Pobox (Parent Com

[Half-pint HAL]

It's also a good way to screw over your buyers.

Yes, we promised you Python webservers, and we delivered your Python webservers as promised.

No, of course you can't program them in Python. Python is an optional extra, not a standard component of a Python webserver. What you want is our PyPy webserver a totally unique and new trademarked name for our Python webserver running a Python webserver.

No, Pypy doesn't run Pypy, just standard Python. If you want Pypy, you'll need to get PyPyPyPy, a Python webserver running the PyPy Python interpreter virtualised inside a Python session.