[cletus]

FWIW there's already a library called Objectify that's a Java-based ORM (lite) for AppEngine:

http://code.google.com/p/objectify-appengine/

If you want your project to be found easily (on search engines) I always suggest:

1. Prefer a made up word to a non-English word (or a word in any live language for that matter); and

2. Don't choose a name that something else in the same or similar space shares. They've been around longer. It's just going to make your life harder.

YMMV.

[stickfigure]

Furthermore, it's the top Google hit for 'objectify'.

[iamgilesbowkett]

Do you really think the OP had SEO as a priority?

Likewise I disagree with the idea that these two projects share the same space. A Java ORM and a Rails metaframework for avoiding ORM are not things which have a lot in common. I think the last time I observed a Rails hacker saying anything about AppEngine was 2007 or something.

[stickfigure]

It will certainly cause confusion. This is just decidedly uncool.

As the lead developer of the Objectify project, and someone who makes a living through consulting related to Objectify, I am highly annoyed. I'm also talking to a trademark attorney to find out my options.

[iamgilesbowkett]

Jesus, dude, why not just talk to OP instead? Any lawyer will tell you that if you can resolve your differences peacefully out of court, you should. This seems to be some kind of hair-trigger litigiousness thing you've got on going here.

[stickfigure]

Relax, it's not like I'm setting a court date. I just prefer to know where I stand before I open my mouth, and I happen to work with lawyers who specialize in this kind of thing. Research before action, no?