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

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 01:19:32 08/17/00

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On August 17, 2000 at 03:29:53, Jason Williamson wrote:

>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

Just start referring to your engine by that name.

Of course, you might find that there is already another engine with the same
name... :)

Dave



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