Using the Tables brand/trade name for a spreadsheet application

[Sebastian Sauer]

On 03/07/2012 02:32 PM, Sebastian Sauer wrote:
> On 03/07/2012 01:00 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
>> 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
> I see. I also remember that I did not agree and provided a link that 
> shows that there are still patches done recently to make abacus at 
> least compile.

The Abacus Spreadsheet Formula compiler: 
http://code.google.com/p/formulacompiler/
from the Abacus Research AG (1985-today): 
http://www.formulacompiler.org/download/abacus.htm

I really think we should not rename to Abacus if we do not plan to make 
some lawyers even more rich.