So, my honest opinion is that Droids would be bad to use from a naming stand point. The name search is meant to indicate whether something is commonly known and would be uniquely identifiable as an organization.
I don't think, based on the original search results, that "Droids" will suite. John On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Richard Frovarp <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/07/2014 07:46 AM, Tim Williams wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:11 AM, John D. Ament <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> So, the first step is for you guys to tell me how you got to the name >>> "Droids." I'm assuming it was established before the podling name search >>> came into existence. >>> >> It started as a Labs project[1] and predates the name search. It's >> hard to recall exactly but it feels like it also predates the >> popularization of "Android" as well. I gather most folks think more >> of the Star Wars sense. >> >> Thanks, >> --tim >> >> [1] - http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/labs-labs/200702. >> mbox/%3C1170850642.8380.31.camel@localhost%3E >> > > Thorsten named it, but I'm guessing you're right. > > Since Android and the Droid line (mostly from Verizon and Motorola) came > out, more people are going to think it is Android related than not. What do > we need to do for the name search? Do we just abort and develop a new name? > Would that make life easier when it comes to this process? > > Thanks for your help, > Richard >
