[odf-discuss] JOOConverter added to applications list

[Rom Feria]

HI Mirko,

If you want to use the Java trademark, I think you can do it now  
since it will soon be GPLed. However, if your app is open source,  
host it at java.net so the Java community can help you as well.

Cheers!

On Nov 25, 2006, at 9:18 PM, Mirko Nasato wrote:

> Hi Pamela,
>
> Pamela Jones wrote:
>> Perhaps another name would be better. The sound of it could be  
>> offensive to some juxtaposed with the word converter.
>>
> It's short for Java/OpenOffice Converter, but of course I'm not  
> allowed to use Java (nor OpenOffice probably) in the name because  
> it's a trademark.
>
> I appreciate your remark.  I doubt that the name can be considered  
> offensive by itself, but I'm not native English speaker so if I had  
> your suggestion 3 years ago when I started the project I would have  
> taken it into account, if not else for "marketing" reasons.
>
> Now it's quite difficult to change it though.  I wanted to switch  
> to JODConverter, for Java/OpenDocument, to stress the fact that  
> it's not just about OpenOffice any more.  But there are *a lot* of  
> places where it would have to be changed, code moved etc.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mirko
>
>> Mirko Nasato wrote:
>>> Just to let you know
>>>
>>>  http://www.opendocumentfellowship.org/applications/jooconverter
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Mirko
>>>
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