It is wild how far Oracle has fallen. All the way down to bureaucratic patent trolls. Sad.
Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
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Re: Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
#92Maybe we could change the filetype from .js to .bho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litigation_involving_Apple_Inc...
It already has a name that describes its developer experience better than JavaScript. The extension should match. .es for EczemaScript.
Re: Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
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Why would Sagan not want to be associated with cold fusion?
Because it was only like 5 years after Fleischmann and Pons sparked headlines in every major newspaper as scientific frauds?
After a few weeks of excitement over the Fleischmann/Pons thing, cold fusion has never since been taken seriously by fusion researchers. It's a dead idea as far as I'm aware.
Re: Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
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It's possible for someone to have the legal right to demand something and still be a butthead for demanding it. Noting that fact doesn't make you a jerk.
As I mentioned earlier, I was not here to debate the legality of his (or Apple’s) actions, but from the moral perspective. In my view, what the Apple engineers did was inappropriate, especially when they doubled down after being asked to stop. It’s not unlike typical bullying behaviors seen in high school ("it's just a joke, why so serious?"). Jokes on someone else are only funny when they approve them.
The moral perspective is what we're talking about. Resorting to the courts over petty nonsense is not a moral act.
Not approving the joke because you can't take a joke is a moral flaw.
Re: Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
As I mentioned earlier, I was not here to debate the legality of his (or Apple’s) actions, but from the moral perspective. In my view, what the Apple engineers did was inappropriate, especially when they doubled down after being asked to stop. It’s not unlike typical bullying behaviors seen in high school ("it's just a joke, why so serious?"). Jokes on someone else are only funny when they approve them.
The moral perspective is what we're talking about. Resorting to the courts over petty nonsense is not a moral act. Not approving the joke because you can't take a joke is a moral flaw.
That's a good point.
Re: Oracle files notice of appearance for JavaScript trademark [pdf]
#96Maybe we could change the filetype from .js to .bho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litigation_involving_Apple_Inc...
Call it WebScript. It has nothing to do with Java anyway.
I suppose we don’t really care anymore about WebScript[1] the scripting language of Apple’s old WebObjects framework[2].
[1] https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Le...