[HN Gopher] Redis is trying to take over the all of the OSS Redi...
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       Redis is trying to take over the all of the OSS Redis libraries
        
       Author : tasn
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2024-11-25 20:00 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | deathanatos wrote:
       | Twitter essentially hasn't loaded for me since Musk took over,
       | so: https://archive.is/c5lnW or,
       | 
       | > _Looks like Redis is trying to take over the all the OSS Redis
       | libraries._
       | 
       | > _Jedis, Lettuce, and redis-py are down, they are now
       | threatening redis-rs (link in reply)._
       | 
       | There's no link in the post, and I don't have a link to the
       | referenced reply, but I'm guessing the link is
       | https://github.com/redis-rs/redis-rs/issues/1419
        
       | foobarian wrote:
       | Sic transit gloria mundi
        
       | 0cf8612b2e1e wrote:
       | Is this going to become a trend? Project starts making trademark
       | claims years after a downstream library has been using it without
       | issue. Bit rich, given how accessible libraries can bootstrap an
       | initial product ecosystem.
       | 
       | Is it ever safe to use a trademark name? Will all packages now
       | have to be generic enough to imply the product for which they
       | connect? It"s not a Java/AWS/Redis/Wordpress/Shopify extension,
       | but a thingbob, which just so happens to connect to That-Which-
       | Shall-Not-Be-Named.
        
       | wmf wrote:
       | At least they offered to buy it.
        
       | echoangle wrote:
       | I would love for someone to fight out these bullshit trademark
       | claims. Are you seriously going to win against a crate author for
       | using your business name after letting them do it for 10 years
       | and even featuring and recommending them on your own website?
       | 
       | (Referencing https://github.com/redis-rs/redis-rs/issues/1419 )
        
       | nybcvc wrote:
       | Trademark claims are also defended by the otherwise useless PSF.
       | Here GvR objects to someone continuing Python-2 under the name
       | "python-2.8" as well as "py28". Informally, bringing in lawyers
       | was threatened at one point:
       | 
       | https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon/issues/47
       | 
       | The project was renamed to "tauthon".
        
       | imhoguy wrote:
       | Looks like Mysqlization tragedy, the best would be when FOSS
       | maintainers join their corporate agile sprints to meet roadmap
       | demands, with naming rights gun aimed under table lol. First time
       | I hear about Valkey, it acts as MariaDB in this drama. /s
        
       | RadiozRadioz wrote:
       | While it's difficult to compare the pettiness, this is definitely
       | sillier than the WordPress thing as far as trademark enforcement
       | goes.
       | 
       | Trademark-as-a-Weapon is becoming too common now. Are we going to
       | be forced to use legally distinct (and confusingly different)
       | names for all our libraries now to defend against this nonsense?
       | Pick projects based on the brand protection posture of the
       | licensors? What a waste of time.
        
       | angry_octet wrote:
       | This serves as a lesson when naming projects -- call it something
       | different to the core product. If you must have a package called
       | ${name}-rs make it a wrapper around your repo.
        
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