Three comments: Pro MapServer: Mapguide is dead! now onwards to slay ArcIMS!
Con MapServer: I for one welcome our new Autodesk overlords. As for the naming: I've always been fond of the platypus. Cheers, Ken Lord Vancouver BC On 11/28/05, Ed McNierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, both DM Solutions and Autodesk issued press releases today that > will be widely reprinted and reported in the press. Each stated that > MapServer "will be called/renamed MapServer Cheetah". That's going to > cause confusion if that's not correct, and will be confusing to undo. > If the name's not a done deal, it shouldn't have been announced. > > At least in Autodesk's release the UMN MapServer package isn't mentioned > until the sixth paragraph, so maybe it won't be noticed. > > - Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve Lime > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open Letter > > The name is not a done deal, merely a suggestion that some of the > developer types came up with. We need a way to differentiate the UMN > MapServer that does not imply legacy (e.g. MapServer Classic) since UMN > MapServer is not going anywhere. The idea behind cheetah was that it > represents speed and agility. Certainly other animals, plants, insects > or objects might do a better job (and result in a better logo). Fire > away... > > Steve > > >>> Andy Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/28/05 1:18 PM >>> > Do we get a say or is this already a done deal? From what I read on the > DM Solutions site it seems like this is pretty much a done deal. > If it's not I like "Osprey" as they have always been my favorite bird of > prey and I like the raptor idea way better than the cheeta thing. > > On 11/28/05, Abe Gillespie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the raptor idea. You got my vote Chip! > > > > See, this is how "community" is *supposed* to work. :) > > > > -Abe > > > > On 11/28/05, Fawcett, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The dolphin may be taken in the opensource world as well.... > > > > > > http://www.mysql.com/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: UMN MapServer Users List > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sears, Jeremy > > > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:04 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open > > > Letter > > > > > > > > > I concur. > > > How about a dolphin? They're fast, agile and intelligent. If TV has > > > taught us anything they are also friendly and fun to work with... > > > just like Mapserver. > > > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: UMN MapServer Users List > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Behalf Of Abe Gillespie > > > Sent: November 28, 2005 1:55 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open > > > Letter > > > > > > > > > Honestly, Cheetah? Hasn't Apple already monopolized all the large > > > cat names? Besides, there's an HTML server named Tomcat. > > > > > > Let's start our own naming cliche. > > > > > > -Abe > > > > > > On 11/28/05, Tyler Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Are there any graphics wizards out there who could doctor a > > > > > photo of > > > > > > > > a cheetah to look something like the cow in the attached jpeg? > > > > > (I'm told that's a moo-cator projection...) > > > > > > > > You guys are sorta twisted ;) and I'm even worse because I'll > > > > probably > > > try something tonight :) > > > > > > > > I'm really excited about the foundation developments. I have some > > > > > notes > > > online about all the possible things a foundation could do: > > > > http://ms.gis.umn.edu/community/foundation > > > > > > > > I look forward to your comments/feedback (but suggest it be moved > > > > over > > > > > > > to > > > the foundation mailing list instead). > > > > > > > > > >
