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Rust Trademark: Argle-bargle or Foofaraw?

Oxide and Friends · 18 Apr 2023 · 1h 22m · Episode 11

What this episode covers

Ashley Williams, former Executive Director of the Rust Foundation, along with Adam Jacob and Steve Klabnik, discuss the controversy surrounding the Rust Foundation's proposed trademark policy. They analyze how the policy's aggressive enforcement, driven by a fear of losing trademark validity, alienated the community and exposed deeper fractures in governance and trust. The group explores the role of open source foundations, the influence of corporate interests, and the necessity of aligning policy with the actual needs of the Rust constituency.

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Rust Foundation, Linux Foundation, Oracle, CNCF, Apache Foundation
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Chef, Node.js, Java, ZFS, Ice Weasel, Crates.io, Cargo
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Pamela Chestek, The Register, Succession, The Wire, The Simpsons, Jomboy, Debian

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