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The worst thing about open source is that people can do stupid stuff with your software.

If you're going to create this abomination, at least do us all a favour and DON'T call it Python. Call it Retardython or something. I don't want to imagine people coming into the official support channels and claiming they are using "Python 2.8", then other people lecturing them about what that software really is, etc. Sounds like a horrible waste of time. (Source: I spend many hours a week helping fellow Python users.)



Python is trademarked by the Python Software foundation. IANAL but pretty sure that means he doesn't get to call it Python 2.8


Only if the PSF does something about it...


If they don't protect their trademark they open themselves up to what is essentially loss of the trademark in the US.

They could license it to Python 2.8 for free if they want to, though it seems unlikely.


Very good points, but you should try to keep a more civil tone.


We can do without the tone policing.


"DON'T call it Python" They shouldn't have called it 'Python' 3 in the first place when it's practically backwards incompatible


Hence the major version number bump...




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