[the_mitsuhiko]

> Hi, that's Martin Sustrik here. Couple of points:

Out of curiosity, was it impossible to prevent the fork from happening? I do like the idea of ZeroMQ quite a lot but this can only work if it will end up on kernel level at one point and if two projects compete for that spot that probably does not help its cause much.

[rumcajz]

The fork was over trademark policy, not any technical matter. So no, it was not possible to prevent it. To avoid trademark restrictions, it was necessary to change the name of the project.

Anyway, there's only one Linux kernel implementation and I am not aware of anyone trying to do the same (except the dubious attempt to get DBus into kernel).

Finally, the ultimate goal of the whole project is to make messaging integral part of the Internet stack. That means standardising the protocols in IETF. And having at least 3 independent implementations makes it almost suitable for fast-tracking.