One more and I'll stop for now... I promise: Qpid - Exposing Your Event Horizons -- Mark
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> wrote: > If we're going down the popular culture/film-reference route: > > Qpid - Message Transformers! > Qpid - Transforming Messaging! > Qpid - Materializing Near You! > > Or (perhaps a bit obscure): > > Qpid: For all your Dark Nights... > > Marnie, how about: > > Qpid: Warp Factor AMQP! > -- Mark > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Marnie McCormack < > marnie.mccorm...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Qpid: The force is with you >> Qpid: Warp Factor X (I'm not enough of a trekkie to have a better idea) >> >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Sorry, tea-break made me think of a load more!: >> > >> > QPID: Queue This! (a la Matrix: "Dodge This!" - will appeal to >> > techies) >> > QPID: Quite Perfect Innate Design (or some variant) >> > >> > In a similar vein: >> > >> > QPID: Quite Possibly Iconic Design (or variant - Probably?) >> > >> > This one sounds like someone else's (so apologies in advance) >> > >> > QPID: Quick, Purposeful, Innate Design >> > >> > Ah... my tea's run out... >> > >> > -- Mark >> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > If you're looking for a T-shirt-like/mug logo how about a play on 'The >> > > Classic': >> > > >> > > I'm with QPid! >> > > >> > > This also almost works with the arrow-like AMQP logo! >> > > >> > > BTW is the capitalisation of QPid settled on 'Qpid'? >> > > >> > > Or possibly: >> > > >> > > AMQP?: I'm with QPid! >> > > AMQP?: I love QPid! (opportunity to go with some >> > > Eros/cherub-type-stuff?) >> > > QPid loves AMQP >> > > >> > > BTW I'm not even going to go near the Kenny Everett Show character >> thing >> > > for fear of offence! >> > > >> > > -- Mark >> > > >> > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Robert Godfrey < >> rob.j.godf...@gmail.com >> > >wrote: >> > > >> > >> Sorry - been away for a couple of days and just caught up with this >> > thread >> > >> now. >> > >> >> > >> 2009/1/27 Jonathan Robie <jonathan.ro...@redhat.com>: >> > >> > It's OK to differ ;-> >> > >> > >> > >> > But let me explain my reasoning: the whole point of a slogan is to >> > >> establish >> > >> > identity so people know what it is. AMQP and messaging are >> fundamental >> > >> to >> > >> > what Qpid is. >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> I think it's interesting here to look at a quick definition (from >> > >> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slogan): >> > >> >> > >> 1. A phrase expressing the aims or nature of an enterprise, >> > >> organization, or candidate; a motto. >> > >> 2. A phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion: "all the >> > >> slogans and shibboleths coined out of the ideals of the peoples for >> > >> the uses of imperialism" Margaret Sanger. >> > >> 3. A battle cry of a Scottish clan. >> > >> >> > >> What we seem to be arguing about here is whether we want a slogan >> that >> > >> fulfils definition 1. or definition 2. (although perhaps the Glasgow >> > >> contingent would like to make some suggestions fulfil definition 3.) >> > >> >> > >> Personally I think that right now we want to have a catchy >> > >> "advertising" slogan to draw people in, along with logos etc that >> work >> > >> well on marketing material (I want a Qpid t-shirt :-) ). Much as I >> > >> agree that something like "Qpid: Open Source AMQP Messaging" >> > >> succinctly describes the aims of the project, I don't think it draws >> > >> in people to take a look. Furthermore it does nothing to help people >> > >> remember the name Qpid. >> > >> >> > >> We *do* also need to make sure that in searches for AMQP and >> > >> Enterprise Messaging, Qpid features highly. However I think there's >> a >> > >> fair probability that if you've heard of AMQP you've probably heard >> of >> > >> Qpid. >> > >> >> > >> So I would probably argue that we need (at least) two different >> > >> slogans... And of the two I think that advertising and drawing people >> > >> is is what we are currently more in need of. We need to get the name >> > >> "Qpid" out there so that people remember it (even if they don't know >> > >> what is does)... >> > >> >> > >> Now... time to think of some battle cries... >> > >> >> > >> -- Rob >> > >> >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation >> > >> Project: http://qpid.apache.org >> > >> Use/Interact: mailto:dev-subscr...@qpid.apache.org >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > >