top | item 26207586 (no title) bokumo | 5 years ago You can't copyright short phrases and slogans like "bullshit-free". discuss order hn newest eyelidlessness|5 years ago I suspect it’s somewhat tongue in cheek. From the README:> A "bullshit-free programming language" is of course a highly subjective opinionI hardly think the author would believe the concept to be subjective and also believe they have a monopoly on the phrase’s usage. mkl|5 years ago Tongue-in-cheek, yes, but the concerning bit is "(c)" instead of "(TM)". If they don't understand the (huge) difference, do they understand the licensing of their code? load replies (1) phabora|5 years ago I read it as a strong statement that the author immediately cowered away from. sergiomattei|5 years ago It's meant to be humorous™. biot|5 years ago A surprising number of people don’t understand the difference between copyright and trademark. lemoncurd|5 years ago [deleted]
eyelidlessness|5 years ago I suspect it’s somewhat tongue in cheek. From the README:> A "bullshit-free programming language" is of course a highly subjective opinionI hardly think the author would believe the concept to be subjective and also believe they have a monopoly on the phrase’s usage. mkl|5 years ago Tongue-in-cheek, yes, but the concerning bit is "(c)" instead of "(TM)". If they don't understand the (huge) difference, do they understand the licensing of their code? load replies (1) phabora|5 years ago I read it as a strong statement that the author immediately cowered away from.
mkl|5 years ago Tongue-in-cheek, yes, but the concerning bit is "(c)" instead of "(TM)". If they don't understand the (huge) difference, do they understand the licensing of their code? load replies (1)
biot|5 years ago A surprising number of people don’t understand the difference between copyright and trademark.
eyelidlessness|5 years ago
> A "bullshit-free programming language" is of course a highly subjective opinion
I hardly think the author would believe the concept to be subjective and also believe they have a monopoly on the phrase’s usage.
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