# Afterthoughts around about Kernel code and custom operators complaints

**URL:** <https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/afterthoughts-around-about-kernel-code-and-custom-operators-complaints/5558>\
**Category:** Request Feedback\
**Created:** [April 16, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/afterthoughts-around-about-kernel-code-and-custom-operators-complaints/5558 "2020-04-16T08:40:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChristophP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.elm-lang.org/christophp/32/1528_2.png) [@ChristophP](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/u/ChristophP)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.elm-lang.org/t/afterthoughts-around-about-kernel-code-and-custom-operators-complaints/5558/33 "2020-04-17T18:25:34Z")

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@evancz I agree with your requests. And for the record, I am happy with Elm as it is and am not planning on forking anything.  
But out of curiosity, isn’t there anything in the License terms that Elm is available under, that legally prohibits others from using the same name for their own fork?

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