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		aorth on Aug 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gitly: A light and fast GitHub/GitLab alternative ... Strange. What about GitLab and Gitea? And probably others.

abdusco on Aug 4, 2021 [–]

In the case of Gitea, an argument could be made that it's actually `gi•tea`, not `git•ea` :)

vlovich123 on Aug 4, 2021 | | [–]

Not how trademark law is argued I think. Mike Roe Software (mikeroesoft) had a similar challenge. Trademark law is kind of inane but what are you going to do.

GoblinSlayer on Aug 4, 2021 | | [–]

Gitea is a portmanteau, which is explicitly covered.

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