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Re: Renaming GWorkspace to Workspace


From: Robert Slover
Subject: Re: Renaming GWorkspace to Workspace
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:47:16 -0400

I don't think this is necessary. The NeXT application was called "Workspace Manager", the file wrapper was called "Workspace.app". Guerkan is asking for the file wrapper name to change, not the application name. In effect, the discussion is about what to name a directory.

I just did a trademark search at the USPTO and don't find these registered. This is a bit disconcerting, because I know the "Info" dialog on NeXTStep shows the phrase "Workspace Manager" with a TM beside it, and the legalese at the front of the manuals lists this as a registered trademark. Somewhere in the info on the USPTO site I read that they have trademarks online back to 1870 or somesuch -- perhaps they only converted active ones when they made it available initially?

The term "workspace" was used by NeXT generically as the conceptual synonym that we use "desktop" for now, such as in the documentation chapter "Introducing the Workspace". The application titlebar however labels the main application window "File Viewer", and everywhere else the term "Workspace Manager" is used.

Interestingly, anyway, NEXTSTEP was registered in February for some insurance company, nextSTEP in January by a publishing company, and there are other variants. I do find other NeXT trademarks, marked "abandoned" in the database. One I had never seen before was "JAVASTEP", abandoned in 1997 (serial 75128859). The TESS server just stopped responding or I would cite more.

Anyway, I think the abandoned trademarks are pretty good evidence that Apple/NeXT have moved on, and don't much care about the legacy NeXTStep names. Now, if you wanted to rename it "Finder", there might be an issue! Of course, IANAL.

--Robert

On Sep 22, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Gregory John Casamento wrote:

Enrico/Guerkan,

I would suggest another name, such as "Workplace", or something similar. Renaming it "Workspace" would be like me renaming Gorm as "Interface Builder". Something tells me that might be an issue. :)

 Anyway... that's my $0.02.

 Later, GJC

--Gregory Casamento

----- Original Message ----
From: Enrico Sersale <address@hidden>
To: GNUstep dev <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:01:57 AM
Subject: Re: Renaming GWorkspace to Workspace

On 2006-09-22 14:28:50 +0300 Gürkan Sengün <address@hidden> wrote:

Hello

Is there anyone against renaming the GWorkspace application to just Workspace
?

I would welcome this rename.

Yours,
Guerkan

For me it's ok. But I can only change the name of the app to "Workspace" and change "GWorkspace" with "Workspace" in NSWorkspace.m. (I can't rename tons of classes and ivars that actually have the "GW" prefix...).



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