Ethereum is not a community project
Because you can't fork it

131 / Explore Ethereum Foundation's trademark policies, GitHub issues, and its influence over blockchain forks. Examine Ethereum's control, community misconceptions, and debates on branding authority amidst legal challenges.

Timeline

00:00 Intro
01:00 Who can use the brand?
01:14 The trademark question!
02:23 The illuminati
02:45 You can't fork ETH
05:15 Can you fork?
06:27 Hardball question
08:49 BAYC teeth
10:37 He said she said
12:39 I am accountable to you
13:08 Ethereum 2

Participants

fulldecent
@fulldecent

William Entriken

vjdeliria
@VjDeliria

Vj Deliria

zainanzhou
cryptonerdylady

Episode notes

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  1. I express my love through sattire
  2. You are not allowed to fork Etherum
    1. https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org/issues/841
    2. https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/issues/11752#issuecomment-2191576134
    3. Note that it is not typical to close and lock issues on that repo (even if they are closed as “not planned”) https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/issues/11874
  3. Review NameFi transfer domain
  4. Ethereum conspiracy
    1. Ethereum foundation disclaims ownership of Ethereum.org https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/issues/11752#issuecomment-2191576134