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Subject: Re: Reserving a name for an engine...

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 00:29:53 08/17/00

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On August 17, 2000 at 02:07:46, Martin Grabriel wrote:

>I don't think you can reserve a product name when the product is not
>materialised yet. But I may be wrong.
>Anyway, even "Rebel" has been used by both Ed Schroder and a company which
>produces "Rebel Strip Poker" (I am sure Ed didn't produce the latter).
>"Shredder" has also been used as a name in a software related to file security.
>I have also seen "Fritz" being used as name for some hardware. Use any search
>engine and type the popular brand names for chess...many things crop up..
>
>On August 17, 2000 at 01:55:28, Jason Williamson wrote:
>
>>Whats the traditional way of doing this?  I have started work on my engine...(if
>>you can call learning how to write the basic algorithims work) ... and have a
>>name in mind for it.  So, when is it ok to basicly say that name is taken?
>>
>>JW

Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to "reserve it" outside the chess world.  I
mean to let other people know that I would be using the name as a chess engine,
and that other people might not then try to name their engine that.

JW



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