I think you'll find that most conferences have their name trademarked. We would get trampled by IBM, Microsoft and the rest if we didn't hold the trademark: in this instance, IP law protects the little guy, and that's how it should work.

I have FOSS'd very, very significant IP in my time - most notably the Hexayurt Project - and it has been incredibly hard to get things done. In this instance, we need the protection in order to have our vision - rather than that of one of the big Stack companies - shape the future a little.

You'd grudge us that?