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TorBOX needed to be renamed

Quote Whonix History page.

Andrew Lewman [the Executive Director of The Tor Project at that time] told Patrick Schleizer in private mail, that it would be better if TorBOX was renamed. Even though it was announced on the website that it is unaffiliated with the Tor project, people confused TorBOX with the Tor project.

Patrick Schleizer unfortunately didn't get permission to share this mail.

The Tor Project Trademark Page

https://www.torproject.org/about/trademark/

LikelyTMViolators

Original version, source.

Current domain names trying to confuse users with fake or poor software. Users are currently emailing us asking for help related to these domains: [...]

Later after criticism, a bit less harsh. source

Current domain names confusing users about the origin of their software. Users are currently emailing us asking for help related to these domains: [...]

torbrowser.sourceforge.net

http://torbrowser.sourceforge.net/

They were not amused by re-using their design and name "tor", see thread:
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2012-August/025197.html

Mozilla Trademark

Reason for not installing Tor Browser by default.

The Help→'About Torbrowser' window is Firefox-specific and uses Mozilla logos and links

(See also: list of tbb-branding issues.)

request for permission to install Tor Browser by default in Whonix

https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/issues/19652

request by Whonix project to become official licensee of the Tor trademarks

• request: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/trac/-/issues/19911
• denied: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/trac/-/issues/19911#note_2701272

See Also

torproject trac trademark search

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