Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Rename datapilot to Pivot Table?

Hi,

Am 14.04.2011 22:19, schrieb Andrea Pescetti:
> Alexander Thurgood wrote:
> > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4009:rmqegm.2.1
> > PIVOTTABLE is a registered federal US trademark, assigned to Microsoft Corp.
> And so far we all agree, and this is the premise of the old issue I
> mentioned: http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=116757
>
> But does this mean that, like Stefan wrote in
> http://www.mail-archive.com/l10n@libreoffice.org/msg02401.html
> all possible derivatives including "Pivot Table" must be avoided?

As Stefan wrote, this might be true for several local juristications. 
(E.G. In Germany
you should not use a uppercase magenta T to name your IT-related 
services, unless
you want to be sued by German Telekom. Even using magenta color is a risc.)

> I understand the point of view of those who believe it's better being
> safe than sorry, but this change would have some positive effects for
> users who look for the "Pivot Table" functionality and fail to recognize
> that "Data Pilot" is what they are looking for. Of course they get
> accustomed, but still this sounds like a ripoff of Pivot Tables...

Hmm .. ok, seems there are different opinions in the localization 
teams.  So let's deal
each localization team with this.

André

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