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Re:QuakeNotch, Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch by OptionX on Sunday July 20, 2025 @03:12PM (#44628353)
Windows terminal used the name quake mode for the similar functionality it offers and there of course the Yakuake that does the same on Linux. Haven't heard of anyone rattling the copyright chain about it yet.
Re:QuakeNotch, Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch by eukara on Sunday July 20, 2025 @04:16PM (#44628905)
Re:QuakeNotch, Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch by efskap on Thursday July 31, 2025 @02:50AM (#44743069)
> 14.03.02 - Bolts; Fasteners, bolts; Fasteners, nails; Fasteners, screws; Nails (hardware); Nuts (hardware); Rivets; Screws; Tacks, thumb; Thumbtacks

> 26.01.03 - Circles, incomplete (more than semi-circles); Incomplete circles (more than semi-circles)

the ontology on this stuff is fascinating. That's a fastener?

Re:QuakeNotch, Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch by billyjmc on Sunday July 20, 2025 @04:33PM (#44629056)
I suspect there is a legal difference between offering a feature in the style of Quake (and calling it out as such) vs. baking it into your App’s branding.
Re:QuakeNotch, Quake Terminal on your MacBook's notch by detectd on Sunday July 20, 2025 @04:36PM (#44629085)
Microsoft also owns id/ZeniMax, the owners of the copyright.