Apple to rename Rendezvous technology "Bonjour"
Exclusive -- 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.
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.
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.
Following its settlement with Tibco, insiders said Apple proposed that the technology be renamed "OpenTalk" in future versions of the Mac OS X, and actually filed for the applicable trademark. However, "OpenTalk" was a little too "techie" sources said.
"Naturally, when Rendezvous-enabled computers and devices come within range of each other, they say 'hello,' and hence the name 'Bonjour' was later deemed more appropriate," one insider said.
Checks from inside Apple also confirm the name change to Bonjour. According to extremely well-placed sources, the latest internal builds of Apple's next-generation Tiger operating system have shed all mention of the Rendezvous name in favor of Bonjour. Builds of Tiger are fast approaching the 8A39x milestone, and subsequently an official release within the next few months, sources said.
As reported by AppleInsider earlier this month, Apple filed for a trademark on the name "Bonjour" on January 28th. In the filing, the company describes Bonjour as "computer software for the automatic configuration of computer networks, computer programs, computer peripherals and other electronic devices."
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.
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.
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.
Following its settlement with Tibco, insiders said Apple proposed that the technology be renamed "OpenTalk" in future versions of the Mac OS X, and actually filed for the applicable trademark. However, "OpenTalk" was a little too "techie" sources said.
"Naturally, when Rendezvous-enabled computers and devices come within range of each other, they say 'hello,' and hence the name 'Bonjour' was later deemed more appropriate," one insider said.
Checks from inside Apple also confirm the name change to Bonjour. According to extremely well-placed sources, the latest internal builds of Apple's next-generation Tiger operating system have shed all mention of the Rendezvous name in favor of Bonjour. Builds of Tiger are fast approaching the 8A39x milestone, and subsequently an official release within the next few months, sources said.
As reported by AppleInsider earlier this month, Apple filed for a trademark on the name "Bonjour" on January 28th. In the filing, the company describes Bonjour as "computer software for the automatic configuration of computer networks, computer programs, computer peripherals and other electronic devices."
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Evidently I was wrong.
"Jean-Francois iiz yor Moc zaying Bonjour to my Moc?"
"Mais non Jean-Luc, ov curse non. Eet iiz onlee lookeeng fer zee printeer"
"Ah! Mais sacre bleu! Your Moc iiz triing to geet eento my Mocintosh! I zee it! Mah wall of fire sez so! Hon hon hon!"
"Beut non Jean-Luc, I zwear! My Moc just sez Bonjour to my printeer!"
"I belieeve you not you wannaa-bee Eeeeenglish knnnnniggit! iuu zmell of eldeerberries"
"Jean-Luc, I zwear, Monti Pie-ton iiz not funni when iuu arre Fronch"
"... iez, but you diid tri and zay zee Bonjour to my Moc, non?"
"Jean-Luc, TA GEULLE"
"Hon hon hon..."
[i]"Ah! Mais sacre bleu! Your Moc iiz triing to geet eento my Mocintosh! I zee it! Mah wall of fire sez so! Hon hon hon!"
"Beut non Jean-Luc, I zwear! My Moc just sez Bonjour to my printeer!"
"I belieeve you not you wannaa-bee Eeeeenglish knnnnniggit! iuu zmell of eldeerberries"
"Jean-Luc, I zwear, Monti Pie-ton iiz not funni when iuu arre Fronch"
" [/B]
zoot alors, that was good. I need some wine and cheese now...
J-23
Try again Apple
Originally posted by hmurchison
What an asstastic name.
Try again Apple
agreed. opentalk seems fine to me though. but why make up an extra name and not call it zeroconf? both sound less 'techie' than stuff like hyperthreading.
Discovery could have worked if Apple were able to use it, because that is exactly what the technology is about.
Originally posted by ZO
"Jean-Francois iiz yor Moc zaying Bonjour to my Moc?"
"Mais non Jean-Luc, ov curse non. Eet iiz onlee lookeeng fer zee printeer"
"Ah! Mais sacre bleu! Your Moc iiz triing to geet eento my Mocintosh! I zee it! Mah wall of fire sez so! Hon hon hon!"
Le ha ha! *pirouettes*
Bonjour????? Even Konnekt is a better name.
I mean why not just call it G'day or Aloha?
I mean why not just call it G'day or Aloha?
Originally posted by mikerally
découverte is the French word for discovery, why not call it that? ;-)
Oooh. That's sexy. But probably taken already.
indiana
"indiana? we named the ZERO-CONFIGURATION NETWORKING PROTOCOL indiana..."
Originally posted by rok
name it after the most famous explorer of all...
indiana
"indiana? we named the ZERO-CONFIGURATION NETWORKING PROTOCOL indiana..."
Oh how fitting, not just the person, but the state - most people in this state could not figure out basic computer networking if it bit them, oh screw it, you know where this is going, particularly if you have visited Indiana.
[in the tune of Deuling Banjos]
Deer-ner-neer-neer-ner dre-neer-neer!
Serial No. 78556312
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...ate=u4efgc.1.1
What's wrong with "ZeroConf"?
Screed
Originally posted by elbay
I mean why not just call it G'day or Aloha?
Because Aloha's already been taken for a networking technology... really!
It was an early research project into dealing with message collision over a shared medium... lessons learned were applied to the later development of Ethernet. Just about anybody with a CompSci degree has to sit through a lecture about Slotted Aloha. It's a rite of passage...