“Apple Computer in the coming months will change the name of its Rendezvous networking technology to ‘Bonjour,’ according to company documents shown to AppleInsider. Last year, Tibco Software of Palo Alto, Calif., entered into a trademark dispute with Apple over its use of the Rendezvous name, alleging that the Apple technology, used in products such as Mac OS X and the iTunes Music Store, infringed on its exclusive rights to the Rendezvous name,” Kasper Jade reports for AppleInsider.
“In July 2004, AppleInsider reported that the two companies agreed to end the dispute through a mutual out of court settlement. Sources close to the negotiations said that, as part of the deal, Apple agreed to phase out its use of the ‘Rendezvous’ name in time,” Jade reports. “Apple’s Rendezvous technology, also known in the industry as Zero Configuration networking, enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks. It uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically find each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.”
Full article, with information about “Bonjour” in Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X “Tiger” release and what happened to “OpenTalk,” here.
MacDailyNews Take: If Apple couldn’t use “Rendezvous,” we liked “OpenTalk” better than we like “Bonjour.”
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Salut would have been better.
I don’t like OpenTalk much because it sounds like AppleTalk and I never did like that name=\ Bonjour is okay but I agree they could have come up with something better
I think they should have changed it to “Whazzzzzuuuupppp” : )
I think they should call it “Howdiddly Hidee-Ho”.
Not a good choice. Reunion or Rencontrer (meeting or to meet) would have been better if they had to stay with French words.
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I think they should have renamed Rendezvous ‘sosumi’.
too bad Apple already used that name for something else…
Rogozhin, how about “tsosumi”? It will wash over your network.
If they’re staying with French, how about “Menage”?
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How about Buon Giorno?
“Bonjour” is a stupid name. And besides that, it’s French, for goodness sakes.
How about making it a cross-subnet protocol. Thats the only thing I hate about the current implementation. You cannot cross subnets…Its just ludicrous.
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Rendezvous? I think it should have been named anything NOT French. What’s with Apple’s obsession over faggy French bullshit. Let the froggies have their dying language and give us a real American name for it.
MDN: Being that it comes from AppleInsider and “…according to company documents shown to AppleInsider…”, this should be clearly labeled “RUMOR”!!! Apple could have a hundred different reasons to change their mind or release inaccurate info to the likes of rumor-jockies such as AppleInsider.
Actually, I recently had this issue. In some documentation, I was referring to Rendezvous support and was trying to use the proper terminology. When I asked about OpenTalk, I was told that Apple was never considering that name–it was purely a creation of the rumor mill.
Actually, the suggestion the guy at Apple gave was “Apple’s Zero Configuration networking technology.” (ie, “Prove It! supports Apple’s Zero Configuration networking technology so that all the colors on the displays on your network can match!”) It’s accurate, though a bit wordy…
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The problem with ‘OpenTalk’ is that it brings back memories of ‘AppleTalk’ and IT managers hated AppleTalk.
But ‘Bonjour’? I think it’s a slow news day for the rumor sites, so they’re just throwing this one out.
Eh, I don’t care for “bonjour,” I think they could have done better. I picture a package that lists as a feature: *Get connected in no time! Networking has never been easier than with Apple’s Yo! Wassup, Dog? no-hassle connection software!
Oh hell just all it “eCoitus” and when the network gets interrupted just call it “eCoitus interruptus”.
Smile, it’s Friday!
They could have named it “Yo”
Yeah… dig it.
“NoMacForYou” is a dork. French people rock!
I like opentalk. bonjour is cowardly
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Charlie –
I disagree. While French people are wonderful, the one thing they cannot produce is good rock and roll.
I like bonjour. Even better would be bonsoir.
I vote for “Come together” from the Beatles song just to piss them off some more.