@andrew_shadura If I recall correctly it was put in place to warn users doing software archeology about old versions and also avoid bug reports.
In this cases I think it comes down to legality Vs not being a dick. If upstream explicitly tells you to stop under reasonable circumstances then just fork it and change the name.
More projects should keep their trademarks to avoid situations like this one but alas.
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