The name 'ICE' is already taken

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The name ICE was taken for an Internet protocol in 1998. I came across it in an ACM paper dated 1999 which referred to "ICE Protocol Specification". It stands for Information and Content Exchange. It is XML-based. The spec was submitted to W3C in October 1998. For further details see http://www.icestandard.org. I think this means that *this* ICE may not be able to be called ICE, which would be a shame, given the name of the company (ZeroC, the melting point of ice) and the names of the various components (IceStorm, Glacier etc).
If ZeroC's ICE ever becomes a standard then I think this could be an issue.
regards,
Andrew M.
If ZeroC's ICE ever becomes a standard then I think this could be an issue.
regards,
Andrew M.
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Cheers,
Michi.
-Andrew
Ah, I see what you mean now. Well, I guess that's a bridge we'll somehow cross when we get to it
Cheers,
Michi.
One of the math language/application that we use in my day job is called J and it was developed by JSoftware even before there was Java and Javascript. It was actually the evolutionary step of APL by Ken Iverson.
The thing is, they didn't get into any legal problems with their software ... but its sometimes confusing when your trying to discuss it with other developers. There's this moment of synchronization that you have to do so that everyone would know that whenever you say "J" its means the J Language not Java or Java script.
I actually once asked the President of JSoftware, Eric Iverson (son of Ken Iverson), why they didn't pursue the matter legally specially when Microsoft realeased their Java IDE called J. I dont remember the exact words but he basically said that it would just be a waste of money if they do that ... considering how big Microsoft is and stuff.
bathala
-Andrew