Name for free software project?

[Andres K. Foerster]

Am Thursday, dem 01. Dec 2005 schrieb Hanno Böck:

> 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.

Huh? There are so many letters in the alphabeth...

> 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.

I think the mobilix people wanted it to sound similar.
Well, even if something sounds similar, it's always a question, wheather
somebody sues you or not.

If you want your program to sound similar to something from a 
completely different field, you could also ask for permission. 
Maybe the others even see it as a kind of advertisement for their 
product - who knows.

> Any suggestions about that?

gooooogle...

-- 
AKFoerster
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