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by edgyquant 1487 days ago
> a well-known online backup company and I don't

What’s up with this? Did their company steal the name of the tool rsync?

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In early 2006 I asked the original author and the current maintainer for their blessing to use the domain "rsync.net" for (re)incorporating the offsite backup component of the ISP I started in 2001[1].

I gave them right of first refusal, etc., and they said my use of "rsync.net" as the name of the company, domain name, etc., was acceptable.

[1] "JohnCompanies"