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It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Re: It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Post by siwatanejo »

I actually think that people should rather use EcmaScript name instead of JavaScript, because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway). I wish Oracle started suing people to force everyone to use the better name.

Re: It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Post by phplovesong »

siwatanejo wrote: post #3

I actually think that people should rather use EcmaScript name instead of JavaScript, because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway). I wish Oracle started suing people to force everyone to use the better name.

That boat sailed soooo many years ago tho. Oracle has no business claiming javascript as a trademark.

Re: It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Post by andix »

siwatanejo wrote: post #3

I actually think that people should rather use EcmaScript name instead of JavaScript, because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway). I wish Oracle started suing people to force everyone to use the better name.

What we use nowadays is actually ECMAScript and not JavaScript. We just call it JavaScript.

Re: It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Post by andix »

Squarex wrote: post #5

Can they drop javascript trademark without threating Java trademark?

I guess that's the main issue. A lot of open source projects fell into this pit, when they put a related trademark into their name. Naming something OpenFastFirefox or iPhoneScript would cause a lot of trademark issues.

Re: It’s time to free JavaScript (2024)

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Post by stuartjohnson12 »

siwatanejo wrote: post #3

I actually think that people should rather use EcmaScript name instead of JavaScript, because it's a way better name (much less confusing, given that this lang doesn't have anything to do with Java anyway). I wish Oracle started suing people to force everyone to use the better name.

Apart from anything else, ECMAScript is a mouthful! Eeh-cee-emm-ay-script. Five syllables.
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