If they mess with Python, anonymous should rape them.
Python trademark at risk in Europe
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Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#92If they mess with Python, anonymous should rape them.
Since their business all revolves around data, Anons shouldn't have too much trouble destructing their business to pieces.
Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#93Since anyfoo suggested contacting Google, it may be worthwhile contacting GCHQ [1] (they are the UK intelligence / code breaking agency). It is a very possible that they use Python internally. Since they are public sector rather than private sector it may not be of much help, but it is just an idea. Hope it helps! [1]: http://www.gchq.gov.uk/
GCHQ / CESG probably aren't going to say anything that's not in their published literature.
Maybe one of the recruitment leaflets talks about Python, but the one I saw didn't mention it.
(http://www.gchq-careers.co.uk/media/21423/gchq_technical.pdf)
> Facing some of the most complex challenges in the industry, our work ranges from small teams with each individual working the whole engineering lifecycle, through to £multi-million programmes staffed by specialist professionals cutting across industry, government and national boundaries. From Software Developers (primarily Java, JEE, C and C++), Database Developers (Oracle), Software Designers and Architects (with OO, UML) to Configuration Managers, Build and Integration Managers and more, the roles here are many and varied.
Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#94I am from the UK and been programming in Python since before that domain was registered and happy to help. Am I missing something, if you go to Amazon.co.uk and search for "python" (not just in books, but a top level saerch) - (e.g. http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%... ) the top results are all books about the Python programming language published in the UK. Similarly search for "Python" on…
Thanks - this is a great thought. Our UK lawyers are going to be receiving a pretty decent Python library. :) Are there similar books in German, Italian, French, and Spanish?
Swedish book
https://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=9144045204
Python in course name https://www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurs/BB3110
Python in job ad http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/4.38a41afd11d99fbdb65800016...
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#95I (and probably several other) members of the board will be on this thread to answer any questions. Van Lindberg Chairman, Python Software Foundation Edit: I have been asked what sort of statements would be helpful. I can't tell you exactly what to say - it needs to be your statement, but we need to make it clear that when someone says "Python" in relation to software, or a "Python server," or with "Python experience…
At least Aalto University in Finland uses Python as the entry level teaching language nowadays [1]. I don't know anyone from the CS department but I'll do my best to reach out to them about the matter. [1]: https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/t-106.1208/
University Of Glasgow as well, and this (rather incomplete) list from your own website, http://wiki.python.org/moin/SchoolsUsingPython#United_Kingdo....
Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#96Contact Google. I'd venture that the chances of support are not low. Not only do they have the mentality, they also had Guido van Rossum, python's inventor and head developer, employed for years. And they are certainly well-known 8)
Actually he is at Dropbox now, but contacting Google is still a solid try.
Dropbox has a Dublin, Ireland office. We can probably get Dropbox's support from this front.
http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/03/dropbox-follows-the-tech-cr...
Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#97In the spirit of programming languages, they should rename Python to P.
>>> "C".encode("rot13")
'P'Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#98Python is from 1980 first public release 1998 So to a judge ask them the meaning of prior art. One cannt copyright what allready exists in the public domain, even if it was not copyrighted. You only need to proof you where earlier. Reminds me of apple-samsung and phone shapes, and then someone found an old startrek movie allready showing such devices.
The judge would tell you that "prior art" is irrelevant here. This isn't about patents or copyrights. They are filing for a trademark...
They've got the terminology wrong but _prior_use_ of the mark "python" in relation to software is indeed relevant.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
At least Aalto University in Finland uses Python as the entry level teaching language nowadays [1]. I don't know anyone from the CS department but I'll do my best to reach out to them about the matter. [1]: https://noppa.aalto.fi/noppa/kurssi/t-106.1208/
University Of Glasgow as well, and this (rather incomplete) list from your own website, http://wiki.python.org/moin/SchoolsUsingPython#United_Kingdo... .
There is no universities from Denmark on that list, and I know that several of them offer courses in Python.
I've reached out to a professor from University of Copenhagen who teaches a course on Molecular Dynamics using Python.
Another course from Copenhagen teaching Python is listed here http://sis.ku.dk/kurser/viskursus.aspx?knr=130419
Re: Python trademark at risk in Europe
#100Europe seems to see Python as the name of a computer langauge. CERN uses Python. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cern+python They developed the PythonRoot package: http://alcaraz.home.cern.ch/alcaraz/PythonRoot/ It's probably of interest that this and many other Python packages have the word "Python" in the name of the package. I would hate to have to wonder whether PythonCoolPackage was for the Python language, or for int…
PyPy was funded by the European Union as a Specific Targeted Research Project between December 2004 and March 2007.
http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.doc...