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On 22 November 2011 19:32, MJ Ray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mike Taylor <[log in to unmask]> >> So your best bet may be to shrug and let them have the old name for >> their proprietary fork. Just come up with a new name for the open >> codebase, let the world know, and move on with doing more useful >> things -- spending what money you have on coders and cataloguers >> rather than lawyers. > > Two things which may not be widely known here: > > 1. HLT was the original commissioner and I believe they have been > using Koha continuously in delivering their library service since > then. If they of all people are not allowed to share control of the > name, then basically no FOSS project name is safe for its users. > Ever. > > 2. "Koha" means akin to gift. The irony of trying to trademark that > word in particular is mindboggling and should shame PTFS in the eyes > of everyone who likes sharing information - basically all of us who > are involved with libraries at some level, isn't it? Just for the record ... I find these arguments, and the similar ones that others have made, compelling. So I withdraw my earlier suggestion of shrugging and letting LibLime have the name. Sorry about that. -- Mike.