[jdev] Jabber Trademark

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Lastwebpage wrote:
> maybe Coccinella goes the correct way and other clients should follow?
> 
> I would be not surprised if some users think now "hmmh, a Jabber
> Client, it's for Cisco Networks/Hardware?" or "Jabber incoffer a client,
> there are no prize on this site, but is this client a replaement for
> it?" or "It's an own protocol?" (That the client from jabber inc. use
> XMPP and that XMPP is a "free" protocol is not very easy to find for
> beginners on jabber.com )

If Jabber Inc. is absorbed into Cisco (thus losing its independent
identity) and www.jabber.com redirects to www.cisco.com (etc.), then I
think this all may become less confusing, not more confusing.

The term "Jabber" has always meant many things (an open-source server, a
company, a protocol, etc.) and we've worked to disambiguate those
meanings over time (jabberd, Jabber Inc., XMPP). If Jabber Inc. goes
away, then one of the sources of confusion disappears. In the end,
perhaps "Jabber" will mean nothing at all. ;-)

Peter

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