> "Yeah, I know this obscure name is already used for an open source project and I just don't care"
Curious how you jump to this conclusion. Not to burst your bubble, but the overwhelming majority of programmers even have likely never heard of the Midori browser. Additionally, the Midori browser did not invent this word, it is a Japanese word...and also the name of a band, the name of an olympic figure skater, the name of a liquor, all predating the browser.
Why on earth would people working on an internal Microsoft project go searching for obscure open source projects that might be using the same name before agreeing to move forward with the name?
Curious how you jump to this conclusion. Not to burst your bubble, but the overwhelming majority of programmers even have likely never heard of the Midori browser. Additionally, the Midori browser did not invent this word, it is a Japanese word...and also the name of a band, the name of an olympic figure skater, the name of a liquor, all predating the browser.
Why on earth would people working on an internal Microsoft project go searching for obscure open source projects that might be using the same name before agreeing to move forward with the name?