sarah jeong

maybe this is pot-kettle of me but this markdown thing really seems like nerds getting mad for no reason

@sarahjeong A boring standards argument on the surface, I think it’s an interesting conflict between creator rights and open-source culture.

@waxpancake @sarahjeong It's almost a thing where, according to some people's standards, the "brand" is more like attribution.

@SherwinPK Ooh, an IP expert appears! Can a software license prevent someone from using the name in a project that doesn’t reuse its source?

@waxpancake Um, my thinking is that the name itself isn't copyrighted/copyrightable. Legal cause of action would be trademark, if any..

@SherwinPK @waxpancake potentially interesting comparison to Java & Oracle v. Google tho.

@sarahjeong @waxpancake aaaaah. Thing is, though, he's upset about the use of the name, right? not the modification of the standard itself