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Yes. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2259185

A .ly domain? Really? The website seems to deal with highly confidential data, and they're basing it on a top-level domain from a dictatorship (Libya) whose leader is currently bombing peaceful demonstrators? (That's right, they're using fighter planes against demonstrators!)

Even before the current Libyan revolution there were problems with using .ly domains. E.g., Gadhafi recently made it illegal to use .ly domains for things deemed against Islam.

I wouldn't have a problem with a name like "Roberts and Sons Cleaners" because, after all, it's a fairly unique combination of words. I would, however, have a big problem with someone trademarking the name "Robert". And that is the issue here: Django is a first name.

Since the framework and the server(s) can be set up in a multitude of ways (including two-server setups with Apache serving Django and nginx serving static files), I'm finding it really hard to believe that you'd be able to distribute a one-size-fits-all Django-WordPress egg.

Sure you could have RPMs or Debian packages tailormade for a specific distribution, but WordPress has the advantage that it's a downloadable package that can easily be (S)FTP'd into a folder on a shared host and run, and it'll work with most hosts. You just can't do that with Django-WordPress.

Again, I use Django/Python more than PHP these days, so it's not a PHP versus Python thing.

Except Django isn't a CMS, it's a framework (a CMS is a piece of software that allows non-technically-minded people to manage the content of a website. A framework, on the other hand, is made for developers).

But my main point is that, while I understand that the Django Software Foundation has a trademark on the name Django in a specific content, it ought not to be possible to trademark a common name at all.

The platform does make a difference in this case. With the way PHP is set up on most servers, you can have static files and dynamic files (PHP files) in the same folder (although you'd probably separate them into subfolders). This makes everything easier installation-wise.

I'm a big fan of Django, but you'd have to admit that Django's "one virtual host for Python, another for static files" would over-complicate installation. Even on a made-for-Django host like WebFaction it would still be easier to install PHP-WordPress than Django-WordPress.

Okay, so everyone thinks that WordPress shouldn't use the name of a well-known jazz musician, but they're perfectly fine with the fact that the Django Software Foundation has trademarked Django, a common Romani word/name?

WordPress certainly doesn't own the name Django, but the Django Software Foundation shouldn't have any particular right to it either if things were fair.

(Oh, btw., I'm a happy Django user - but I'd still be pretty upset if someone decided to trademark my name).

I was told by your supporter that I won't be able to change my email address since my "entire Tradeshift profile is tied to the email address." I naturally assumed that meant that you use email addresses as primary keys, since I see no other reason why it would take a long time to implement email address change (especially since the form for it is already implemented, although the input field is read-only).

Anyway, didn't mean to give you bad press or anything - I like your product, and as a Dane I think it's great to see Danish startups doing well. Good luck with your product.

Exactly. And those integer ID columns are even created for you automatically in several web frameworks/solutions such as Django and Google App Engine.