11 RFR (XS) 8205956: Fix usage of “OpenJDK” in build and test instructions
mark.reinhold at oracle.com
mark.reinhold at oracle.com
Fri Jun 29 15:21:19 UTC 2018
2018/6/29 3:03:09 -0700, volker.simonis at gmail.com:
> This still doesn't explain why replacing one trademark with another
> one is helpful here.
Perhaps some trademarks are more important than others.
> After Phil's remark, OpenJDK doesn't even seem to be registered as a
> trademark, so in that sense the old version "Building the OpenJDK"
> seemed to be even more trademark law compliant.
I’m not qualified to engage in a legal argument, in this or any other
forum, and neither is Phil. In this matter I am following the advice of
Oracle’s legal department regarding the usage of Oracle’s trademarks.
> And by the way, I totally agree with Aleksey that changes shouldn't be
> pushed if reviewers raise concerns (at least not before these concerns
> have been addressed).
My apologies. I had no idea this would turn out to be such a volatile
issue.
- Mark
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