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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Well, with everything that already has gotten leveraged under monitoring (stock ticker, weather, California electrical power grid, etc); I expect someone is using Hobbit to monitor books, movies, and merchandise. Which may cause the movie lawyers to freak.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I am assuming that the lawyers would not be extending the naming issue to the current way that the software is constructed. If it may extend to this level, I think the H.O.B.B.I.T alternate naming convention would cause some indigestion in the future when a Windows implementation (client and/or server)is fielded. It may be worthwhile to have a new name convention that is carried over into the convention used in the software itself.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I always kind of like the Big Brother name with the follow on Perl implementation of Big Sister. How about a name to ensure a reaction from everyone: Big Mother-In-Law (just kidding Mothers'-In-Law).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>As for the comment in your other missive about your circumstances and the mail group: it's depressing how the Big Brother project has withered away. Mr. Croteau and Mr. MacGuire disappearing somewhere into the Quest commercial maw. The BB support lists falling into disuse and Quest pulling the plug on the archive list.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Henrik Stoerner [<A HREF="mailto:henrik@hswn.dk">mailto:henrik@hswn.dk</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:30 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: hobbit@hswn.dk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [hobbit] "Hobbit" name legal stuff; slight name change will happen</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi everyone,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>some lawyers behind the movie company that produced the "Lord of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Rings" trilogy have contacted me about using the name "Hobbit" for the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Hobbit monitor project.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Fortunately, it seems that these people are actually quite sensible.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>They just want to make sure that there is no risk of anyone assuming</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>that the "Hobbit monitor" has anything to do with the books, movies,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>merchandise etc. that they produce.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>So they've suggested that beginning with the next release, "Hobbit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>monitor" is renamed to either "Hobbi monitor" (without the 't'), or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"H.O.B.B.I.T. Monitor" . Or something else, but they want to know</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>if I pick something else.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The full correspondance can be seen at</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.hobbitmon.com/hobbitdocs/legal/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.hobbitmon.com/hobbitdocs/legal/</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>My current preference is to use the "H.O.B.B.I.T." version;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>this is most like the current name, and it would also fit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>with all of the current URL's used for various Hobbit functions (e.g.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the "hobbitmon.sf.net" project page). I'm going to write the lawyers and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>get a definite OK that I can use "hobbitmon" in URL's and such;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I doubt that I can get Sourceforge to accept a project named</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"h.o.b.b.i.t." since that would probably cause havoc with the DNS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>entries ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>But I'd like to hear if there are other suggestions or opinions.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Regards,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Henrik</FONT>
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