JavaScript™ Trademark Update | Deno (deno.com)
from lena@gregtech.eu to programming@programming.dev on 28 Jun 20:32
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Lazycog@sopuli.xyz on 28 Jun 21:38 next collapse

Marking August 7th to my calendar. Stupid greedy Oracle should’ve let JS trademark go long time ago.

SpicyLizards@reddthat.com on 29 Jun 01:05 next collapse

From the article, javascript.tm is a petition you can sign for Oracle to drop the trade mark claim

SpicyLizards@reddthat.com on 29 Jun 01:05 next collapse

Has to be done via github though

TomasEkeli@programming.dev on 29 Jun 22:34 collapse

you think Oracle cares about petitions?

spartanatreyu@programming.dev on 29 Jun 23:42 collapse

It’s not about caring, it’s about the lawyers making the argument javascript’s genericness easier

pastermil@sh.itjust.works on 29 Jun 03:49 next collapse

JavaScript is an Oracle’s trademark?

greybeard@feddit.online on 29 Jun 19:46 next collapse

They bought Java (not javascript) a long time ago. With, as far as I can tell, the sole intent of monetization through legal action.

Kissaki@programming.dev on 29 Jun 21:36 collapse

They bought Java (not javascript)

They bought Sun, which “owned” Java and JavaScript.

greybeard@feddit.online on 29 Jun 22:26 collapse

Interesting, I didn't realize they got the javascript trademark when they got Sun. I wouldn't be surprised if a judge threw out the trademark as generic at this point, if they understood technology, but that's a big if. I knew naming rights were a big reason that people tried to roll the name back to ECMAScript, but that never really took off.

Kissaki@programming.dev on 29 Jun 21:33 collapse

The trademark was originally issued to Sun Microsystems on 6 May 1997, and was transferred to Oracle when they acquired Sun in 2009.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript#Trademark

humanspiral@lemmy.ca on 30 Jun 00:37 collapse

Sun played no, or no authoritative, role in developing javascript. I don’t know how they got the trademark except perhaps no one owning it thought they could monetize the trademark.

sik0fewl@lemmy.ca on 01 Jul 00:59 collapse

It was named after Java, which they already had the trademark for.

underscores@lemmy.zip on 29 Jun 20:28 collapse

Oracle can fuck off