BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWireshark Is 25: The email that started it all and lessons learned along the wayblog.wireshark.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down13cross-posted to: foss@beehaw.orgfoss@beehaw.org
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minus-squareImpossible@partizle.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI’ve always been too lazy to look up the reason for the change of name. Today I did: https://www.linux.com/news/ethereal-changes-name-wireshark/ TLDR: Authors previous employer trademarked the Ethereal name on the Authors behalf, the author moved jobs and couldn’t negotiate the transfer to him - thus Wireshark was born.
I’ve always been too lazy to look up the reason for the change of name. Today I did: https://www.linux.com/news/ethereal-changes-name-wireshark/
TLDR: Authors previous employer trademarked the Ethereal name on the Authors behalf, the author moved jobs and couldn’t negotiate the transfer to him - thus Wireshark was born.