Gentlemen, apparently this change is committed and fixed, so I'm not discussing the basic fact. This software and what belongs to it - a good documentation and a vivid community - is excellent, regardless of its name. I understand that people are angry about being "bullied", but the proposed new name "LinuxCNC" seems to be an even better choice than the old one. Both of its constituents are self-explanatory which EMC, as I experienced, was not. At least, when friends asked me about my hobby activities I always had to describe what EMC literally meant and how it came about historically. I wasn't even sure if "EMC" or EMC2" was correct - one an acronym, the other a name, or what?
Let's be happy with the new name and accept the sweet coincidence of system name and website name. I'd like to know just in time how to adjust my mail filters in order to get EMC mail into the right mailbox. Peter Blodow Chris Radek schrieb: > In the spring of 2011, the LinuxCNC Board of Directors was contacted > by a law firm representing EMC Corporation (www.emc.com) about the use > of "EMC" and "EMC2" to identify the software offered on linuxcnc.org. > EMC Corporation has registered various trademarks relating to EMC and > EMC^2 (EMC with superscripted numeral two). > > After a number of conversations with the representative of EMC > Corporation, the final result is that, starting with the next major > release of the software, linuxcnc.org will stop identifying the > software using "emc" or "EMC", or those terms followed by digits. To > the extent that the LinuxCNC Board of Directors controls the names > used to identify the software offered on linuxcnc.org, the board has > agreed to this. > > As a result, it was necessary to choose a new name for the software. > Of the options the board considered, there was consensus that > "LinuxCNC" is the best option, as this has been our website's name for > years. > > In preparation for the new name, we have received a sub-license of the > LINUX(R) trademark from the Linux Foundation > (http://www.linuxfoundation.org), protecting our use of the LinuxCNC > name. (LINUX(R) is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the > U.S. and other countries.) > > The rebranding effort will include the linuxcnc.org website, the IRC > channels, and versions of the software and documentation starting with > 2.5.0. Rebranding will begin right away. > > If you like, you can help us by updating name references on the wiki > (http://wiki.linuxcnc.org), or by contributing graphics such as a new > splash screen image or a new cover for the manual. > > There is no need for anything like a legal defense fund or a letter > writing campaign to the EMC Corporation. They have absolutely treated > us with respect and they are not "bad guys". We urge you to see this > as an opportunity for the LinuxCNC project and for all users and > contributors. Our new name clearly and concisely explains what the > software is. The renaming process will create positive buzz about the > project. > > Thank you for your continuing support of the LinuxCNC project. > > Yours, > The LinuxCNC Board of Directors: > Jeff Epler > Alex Joni > John Kasunich > Stephen Wille Padnos > Chris Radek > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
