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Posted by thebeardisred 6/28/2025

JavaScript Trademark Update(deno.com)
890 points | 355 commentspage 3
calrain 6/29/2025|
All the power to you Ryan!
pjmlp 6/29/2025||
This looks like a distraction from Deno company.

Everyone knows what powers companies like Oracle, so it isn't as if they would given up on this, unless told so by the courts.

Maybe Deno the company should focus on making their actual business case, why pay for Deno instead of using node?

rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 6/29/2025||
>why pay for Deno

Pay for Deno? I never had to do that, what am I doing wrong?

pjmlp 6/29/2025||
You're not using their SaaS platform, which like Vercel with Next.js, is what keeps development rolling in.

What many are doing wrong is not paying for our tools like in other professions, and then acting surprised when the authors decide to pivot for something else, when funding dries out.

psnehanshu 6/29/2025||
It's a great move for the brand Deno. They will be seen as the saviour of javascript.
pjmlp 6/29/2025||
Maybe between some folks, for me it looks like acquisition of node market share isn't going as expected, so we get these kind of activities.
jackgavigan 6/29/2025||
Maybe it’s time to revert to Javascript’s original name: LiveScript.
bravesoul2 6/29/2025|
Revert it to a Lisp too
jackgavigan 6/30/2025|||
What, "JavaThcript"?
wiseowise 6/29/2025|||
JavaScript is not Lisp.
bravesoul2 6/29/2025||
It was meant to be
xdennis 6/29/2025||
While JavaScript has obviously become generic, why do people actually care to make it official? Has anyone ever gotten in trouble for saying "JavaScript"?
timvisee 6/29/2025|
If not now, maybe in the future
joshdavham 6/29/2025||
Will Oracle always legally own the JavaScript trademark? Or is there an eventual expiry date when it will become “public domain”, etc?
Tempest1981 6/29/2025|
Patents and Copyrights expire. Trademarks can be renewed indefinitely.
joshdavham 6/30/2025||
Oof.
JHorse 6/29/2025||
One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison
neuroelectron 6/29/2025||
That would be a shame if Oracle killed JavaScript.
Hilift 6/28/2025||
Imagine toiling all those years to make J* products usable, only to have Larry Ellison bigfoot everything.
mnstatah 7/3/2025|
Mns
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