Using the Tables brand/trade name for a spreadsheet application

[Jaroslaw Staniek]

On 7 March 2012 12:14, Sebastian Sauer <mail at dipe.org> wrote:
> On 03/07/2012 11:38 AM, Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday 07 March 2012 Mar, Tables (mails) wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My name is Daniel Schwill and I'm the developer of a spreadsheet
>>> application called Tables for Mac OS X. I'm using the brand/trade name
>>> Tables for my spreadsheet application since 2004/2005. I just recognized
>>> that you released a spreadsheet application called Tables as part of the
>>> Calligra project.
>>>
>>> Before choosing a name for an application it could be a good idea to use
>>> google and search that name. When you search for "Tables" or "Tables
>>> spreadsheet" for example you'll find many links to my spreadsheet
>>> application on the first page of the search results.
>>>
>>> Choosing a name for a new spreadsheet application that is already in use
>>> by an existing spreadsheet application will irritate customers and cause
>>> confusion. As my spreadsheet application Tables and the Calligra project are
>>> both available on Mac OS X I ask you to rename your spreadsheet application
>>> to avoid confusion of names between my spreadsheet application and the
>>> spreadsheet application of the Calligra project.
>>
>> Well, I guess we'll have to rename now -- though I have to say that by
>> checking with google's search tools, this tables app didn't show up when we
>> originally chose the name, which means we couldn't know about it.
>
> Yes [1]
>
> To continue where we stopped last time I would suggest to first discuse what
> may good names[2] and then, if we cannot agree to one, vote.
>
> Here is the list from last time with some comments I remember from last time
> or have myself;
>
> 1. Abacus
> => iirc there was the problem that there is already a
> spreadsheet-application named like this. So that would remove it as option
> to play fair.

I am sorry but I completely disagree: let's read what I found and
already presented twice for Calligra devs:

Short: Abacus is not in conflict.

Long: http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/calligra-devel/2011-November/003214.html

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