Name for free software project?

[Rui Miguel Silva Seabra]

On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 17:47 +0100, Hanno Böck wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I hope this is the right place for such a question.
> 
> While I was discussing a free software project with a friend, we came to the 
> question how to name our project.
> 
> The problem: It's nearly impossible to find a name that isn't used somewhere 
> else. And even if the name is absolutely new, you can't be sure if someone 
> thinks that it sounds similar to something else.
> Now, how can someone be sure to choose a name for a project and that I won't 
> be sued for it?
> As there were a lot of strange lawsuits because of project names (e.g. the 
> mobilix-case), it seems nearly impossible to be safe with it.
> 
> Any suggestions about that?

1. don't worry straight away about finding a name

2. set up a "contest" for finding a name, and include your worried in
the rules.

It certainly helps, in order to give smart suggestions, to know some
information, like what does your Free Software project do?

Rui
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