Hi Bertrand,
It looks like this issue is well understood and I have no concerns
that the incubating community will take appropriate steps during
incubation to resolve any remaining issues regarding the name.
Craig
On Dec 21, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote:
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Craig L Russell
<craig.russ...@oracle.com> wrote:
...
On 12/20/2011 4:24 PM, Ross Gardler wrote:
The proposal says "Existing Flex-related conferences, podcasts and
websites should be allowed to continue using “Flex” as part of
their
name - Apache Flex will have to create guidelines for that."
...A quick search of the internet shows these potential conflicts
as well:
flex.org run by Adobe Platform Evangelism Team; will this site die
or will
Apache be expected to maintain it with volunteers?...
I have no idea, but if it continues to exist and points to Apache Flex
I have no problem with that.
http://www.gnu.org/software/flex/
Fun - same name for something totally different. IMO this deserves a
"there are other FLEXs out there" page on the Apache Flex website. No
big deal.
flex.at © 2008 Flex. All rights reserved. Site by instant>>>>
Hard to say what that is from their frontpage...tv or radio show? Not
confusing IMO.
flex.com ISP in Hawaii
An ISP. Not confusing.
openshift.redhat.com/app/flex
The full name is "Openshift Flex", which clears the confusion with
"Apache Flex". Like when someone asks "which Craig are you talking
about"?
This list shows that "Flex" is a fairly generic adjective/qualifier/
something.
This hasn't been a problem for Adobe so far - everybody who should
know knows what "Adobe Flex" is, I imagine the same will continue once
it's "Apache Flex".
...I'd really like to have trademarks and legal take a closer look
at this...
We know what a nightmare name conflicts are, even when the name in
question
is as well-known and well-understood as this one....
I don't think this is needed now.
As I wrote a few minutes ago in this thread, Flex is *entering* the
incubator with this name. There's plenty of time during incubation to
verify that the name works, and if not it can be changed.
-Bertrand
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