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> Our main goal is to ensure that the community has an alternative that aligns with their values and desire for unrestricted use.

How is the use restricted nowadays ?

Moreover, wouldn't it be better to help the gcc's rust front end ? GNU will protect the community for sure.

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There is a new proposed trademark policy that bans the use of the "rust" trademark in domain names, package names and educational material (unless the educational material starts with a disclamer denouncing affiliation with the Rust (TM) Foundation https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/12e7tdb/rust_trademar...)

Is that a problem?

Yes, in many programming language ecosystems (including Rust), it is very common to use the language of the programming name in project names, library names, domain names, meeting names etc.

Suddenly saying this is not okay unless you get explicit approval beforehand is very unusual for an "open" programming language.

yes

Is rust-gcc an allowed name according to the draft policy?

No. And that's basically the point of the concerns everyone has.

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