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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 08:14:24 -0400
From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Trademark infringement: zippo
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Richard Dawe wrote:
> Richard Dawe wrote:
> 
> > I've just been informed that I face litigation if I don't stop
> > using the Zippo trademark. (Zippo is a brand of cigarette
> > lighters.) So we need to find a new name for the program whose
> > name infringes on that trademark. The name I can think of right
> > now is sherpa, but there's already a program with that name [on
> > http://www.freshmeat.net/ ]. I'd appreciate any suggestions.
> 
> I think I'll rename it to pakke (Norweigan for 'packet'). This
> doesn't seem to be used for any programs right now. I'd still
> welcome suggestions though.
> 
> I've removed the zippo home page from my web site. I've closed
> down the zippo-workers mailing list. Once I rename it, I'll
> create a new home page and mailing list for the renamed program.

Since its basic purpose is to manipulate .zip archives, maybe
zipman?  Or even ZPM, for zip package manager and emphasizing
similarity (of purpose, at least) with rpm.

I've a zippo lighter around somewhere, at least 40 years old. 
They used to guarantee them forever.  Where do I go?  Time to
extract a pound of flesh.

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