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Re:Rust, RR, Neovim: A perfect debug combination by jackmott42 on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:14AM (#35524047)
Just ignoring that it is fundamentally gross and pointless, which some people don't understand somehow, consider the practical implications. I can't casually make a youtube video or blog article teaching about Rust without worrying about trademarks if I use the word. Hundreds of rust libraries have Rust in the name and would be in violation of this policy the second it changed, etc.
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Re:Rust, RR, Neovim: A perfect debug combination by planede on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:26AM (#35524208)
IANAL but it's important to understand what is and isn't enforceable regarding a trademark. I can write about Debian, Firefox and Rust without an explicit disclaimer that I'm not endorsed by their corresponding foundations if it's obvious in context. I can also write about Coca-Cola, Nintendo and Oracle in a similar manner. It doesn't matter what any of the trademark policies say.

I wouldn't worry about writing on rust, the language. It certainly sucks that the language, the compiler and the foundation share the same name. But it probably sucks for the foundation as well regarding enforcement.

I don't get why people like to put the name "rust" in crate names, unless they write tools that work with the language (linters, auto-formatters), it just feels redundant.

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Re:Rust, RR, Neovim: A perfect debug combination by serial_dev on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:42AM (#35524344)
It feels redundant when you search for it on crates.io/lib.rs, it's not redundant when you search for it or talk about it anywhere else (Google, Twitter, GitHub, real life, events, conferences).
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Re:Rust, RR, Neovim: A perfect debug combination by ReleaseCandidat on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:40AM (#35524331)
> I don't get why people like to put the name "rust" in crate names, unless they write tools that work with the language (linters, auto-formatters), it just feels redundant.

In crate names it is redundant. As a project or domain name it isn't.

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Re:Rust, RR, Neovim: A perfect debug combination by adolph on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @10:00AM (#35525266)
> it is fundamentally gross and pointless

Crabby may be the word to use

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