> Noone in their right mind would confuse the browser with the database.
> At worst, they would think that the two projects share developers in
> some way.
>
> If anything, I consider it an insult to the hard-working, dedicated
> developers of the Phoenix/Firebird project that you are so aggressive
> in your stance against the name. Both are excellent teams, and the
> name "conflict" is not apt to hurt either project.
>
> Your elitist attitude is more of a problem than any name conflict.

Back in November 2002 the Pheonix team was 'advised' that
using the Firebird name would cause problems and that we
would defend it's use. We thought that they had listened to
the arguments and that Firebird had been removed from the
list of options at that time.

When the announcement was made that they saw no problems in
using it and claiming that they did not even know of the
conflict, then I am afraid some of us blew. For that I am
sorry, but for the Pheonix group to claim that they were not
aware of a problem after it had been spelt out seems a
little strange? And their continued insistance that they did
not know of the Firebird Project prior to the announcement
is simple unbelievable on our part.

> And besides, shouldn't Pontiac sue both of you? ;-)

If they fit a wireless computer with internet access and
management database, then perhaps they will. We did ask for
comments when we first used the firebird name and no one has
complained, while I believe there were comments about the
use of IBPhoenix, but that was never pressed.

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Lester Caine
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