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Re:Show HN: Windows 95 web components [MIT License] by EgoIncarnate on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @07:44PM (#23708199)
You might want to give it a non-Windows name. Classic95 UI Kit or something. Calling it "Windows 95 UI Kit" implies it's from Windows 95 and will likely attract the attention of Microsoft lawyers who are obligated to swat down any potential trademark confusion in order to protect the Windows trademark.

Microsoft might overlook the copyright violation, but legally they cannot ignore the trademark violation or they risk losing the Windows trademark.

Anything WinXXX isn't particularly safe. For example, they went after Winternals, who had to change their name to SysInternals (and were eventually acqui-hired by MS). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_litigation#Trademark... for others.

Re:Show HN: Windows 95 web components [MIT License] by themesberg on Thursday July 02, 2020 @03:12AM (#23710742)
Any ideas for other names?
Re:Show HN: Windows 95 web components [MIT License] by kthartic on Thursday July 02, 2020 @04:29AM (#23711146)
I like the one he suggested - Classic95 UI Kit