Java as we know it is over. Time to fork? • Hacker News Board

Re: Java as we know it is over. Time to fork?

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Post by Setsuna » Tue, Oct 05, 2010, 4:51 AM UTC

zephyrfalcon wrote: post #42

It seems the Lava name has already been taken: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_%28programming_language%29

Lava = Libre Java?

Re: Java as we know it is over. Time to fork?

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Post by fierarul » Tue, Oct 05, 2010, 12:45 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #55

fierarul wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, this is "Armchair forking" -- happens all the time. As you see in this blogpost it starts with the most important thing -- naming the new fork and then goes into some politics and maybe even release schedule. Of course, the second the "Post blog" button has been pressed it's all forgotten as nobody wants to actually spend time working on this.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22armchair+forking%22 Congratulations on coining a new term!

Heh, the beauty of English.

Re: Java as we know it is over. Time to fork?

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Post by 16s » Tue, Oct 05, 2010, 1:18 PM UTC

Using the name Lava would surely get you sued. Only one char difference. The trademark holder would be all over that. NcDonalds can't sell BigNacs and get away with doing so.