WordPress names their 3.1 release: Reinhardt

Hey guys -- for the past 7 years we've named every release after a jazz musician, as you can see here:<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/</a><p>Usually no one notices, and the codename isn't even in the tweets or announcement email, just a sentence that clearly links to the jazz musician's Wikipedia page. (It's not like Ubuntu codenames that are widely used.) We also put a fun plug for djangoproject.org to the end of the "future" section, which hopefully will also introduce some new people to their project. I haven't seen anyone tweeting the codename except to complain, so I don't think this is going to confuse anybody think we're rewriting in Python. (However much they may want that.)<p>That said, apologies for the unintended controversy. In hindsight, we probably should have used "Reinhardt" to have the same effect of honoring one of our favorite musicians without anyone getting confused with a fellow Open Source project.<p>Now to work on 3.2 Sinatra! (Kidding, Ruby folks.)

They might want to check the footer of djangoproject.com <i>ahem</i>. "Django is a registered trademark of the Django Software Foundation.", pretty sure this infringes.

<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2061877" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2061877</a><p>"The obvious answer is to rewrite WordPress with Django"<p>Done.

The code name is only ever used in these posts as far as I know, it's the version number which is most used for referencing the install type. It's not that big of a deal.

In July this year the Django (as in framework) mark, assuming it's the one below, becomes incontestable, which strengthens it's case a lot if they sue Wordpress.<p>It's also generally a strong mark as it is what TM attorneys call "arbitrary" - like Apple computer.<p>If Django doesn't sue, they weaken their trademark. You have to enforce your rights to your trademark if someone infringes or a later infringer can use your lack of enforcement as an argument against you.<p>The reality is that Django probably won't sue and it doesn't matter because few people Google for Wordpress releases by release name.<p>From the USPTO:<p>Word Mark DJANGO Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G &#38; S: DOWNLOADABLE OPEN SOURCE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNET PUBLISHING AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. FIRST USE: 20050719. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20050719 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 78680396 Filing Date July 28, 2005 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Published for Opposition April 25, 2006 Registration Number 3117015 Registration Date July 18, 2006 Owner (REGISTRANT) THE WORLD COMPANY CORPORATION KANSAS 609 NEW HAMPSHIRE, P.O. BOX 888 LAWRENCE KANSAS 66044 Attorney of Record Michael B.Hurd, Warren N. Williams, Stephen D. Timmons, John M. Collins, Thomas H. Van Hoozer, Thomas B. Luebbering, Andrew G. Colombo, Scott R. Brown, Tracy L. Bornman, Tracey S. Truitt, Michael Elbein, Joan Optican Herman, David V. Ayres, Kameron D. Kelly, Gregory J. Skoch, Jennifer C. Bailey, Cheryl L. Burbach, Matthew P. Harlow, and Sam M. Korte Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Android names their 3.1 release: Windows.

damn, they really want to contaminate google search results...

They weren't unaware of the Django project, as their link for 'on using PHP' actually points to django's homepage. Friggin weird.

Isn't this just asking for a trademark lawsuit from the Django software foundation?

What's with the edited title on HN? Now most of this doesn't make any sense.

Okay, so everyone thinks that WordPress shouldn't use the name of a well-known jazz musician, but they're perfectly fine with the fact that the Django Software Foundation has trademarked Django, a common Romani word/name?<p>WordPress certainly doesn't own the name Django, but the Django Software Foundation shouldn't have any particular right to it either if things were fair.<p>(Oh, btw., I'm a happy Django user - but I'd still be pretty upset if someone decided to trademark my name).

The guys behind the Reinhardt framework are going to be mad! <a href="http://www.sitepen.com/blog/2008/10/09/reinhardt-a-client-side-web-framework/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sitepen.com/blog/2008/10/09/reinhardt-a-client-si...</a>

Absurd.<p>I'm currently working on a blogging/messaging website. Maybe I should call it Wordpress? :-)

Off-topic: Poor title rename; it should include that it was renamed "Reinhardt" from "Django" so as for the discussion to make sense.

Didn't even know they had codenames for wordpress, but this one sounds surprisingly similar to something python-y people claim to be great (can't judge it myself)

I would have loved to sit in on this meeting ...

I believe it now says "Reinhardt" on their page, and not "Django". So you can rest easy. Sure, there might be a guy named Django Reinhardt, but surely of someone called their project "George" and another person called their project "Washington", it would be ok right?

Will Wordpress 3.2 be named Rails?

Rather poor judgement.

If they were in a completely different area, for example if they were selling baskets, Django would have been perfectly acceptable.<p>But calling a blogging platform Django is just stupid. It might also be unethical as some pointed out Django is a registered trademark.<p>I can see this happening:<p>- "So how do I get started with WordPress?"<p>- "You have to download the latest Django release"<p>- "Oh, ok"<p>(downloads latest from djangoproject.com ...)

So what? What makes this a #1 story in HN?

This has influenced me to name my releases after Ninja Turtle characters. Hoping for a ROCKSTEADY RC opportunity.

Is it April 1st already?

Wow. I'm going to start using this approach with my own app...<p>ParkGrades 1.0 codename "Hotpot"<p>ParkGrades 1.3 codename "Yelp"<p>ParkGrades 1.5 codename "Reddit"<p>ParkGrades 2.0 codename "Apple"

OK this page makes no sense whatsoever, how much edition has been going on in this thing?<p>Let me see if I understand what happens from the apparently still available press releases and puff pieces on the web: WordPress 3.1 was actually released using the codename "django"?

At first I was like "Heh.."<p>But then I looked at my calendar and realized it wasn't April.

Is this evidence that WP is feeling the heat from frameworks?<p>I can imagine that after years of using WP there would be a significant portion who are looking for something more full-featured or performant or whatever, there are myriad reasons for changing platforms. That reasonably intelligent (or moneyed) people can so easily learn or hire to write a completely custom site seems uncontroversial. The enterprising RoR or Dj coder would do well to sniff around WP site owners.<p>In other news, WP has a new version coming out, which I imagine was the real point of WP starting this controversy. Cheap publicity, blog mentions, yadda yadda. Learn from history: upgrade early and often!

Does anyone else find is amusing that a framework named after a human being is complaining about someone else sorta-not-really using their name?<p>Lame. Who cares.

WordPress 3.2 release: "Microsoft" just announced

I smell trademark infringement. I really do wonder if this wasn't a "prodding" on purpose after all.