Stealing the name

Subject:		Stealing the name
Date:		2002-12-11 06:51:23
From:		anonymous2

The Java Data Objects JSR-12 Call for Experts went out in June 1999 and the expert group was formed and had their first meeting in August 1999. At that time, Exolab was using the ODMG name for their Castor tool. But when word started spreading about Java Data Objects (JDO), they switched their Castor product to use the JDO name, but this occurred after Sun announced they would use JDO as the name of the JSR-12 API in June 1999. When Exolab started using the JDO name, several people contacted them and asked them to refrain from using the JDO name, but they refused. David's article is not criticizing Castor on a technical basis. He is just addressing the confusion that has existed in the market as a result of Exolab using the JDO name, which they definitely stole after the fact. Exolab's use of the JDO name is like a street merchant with an armful of cheap wristwatches claiming to have Timex watches for sale real cheap.