Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Autodesk product naming poll

[Lowell.Filak]

Could this allow for MapTools MapServer, MapTools GRASS, MapTools PCL, ... 
AND "MapTools 2006" vs. "OSGIS '06"? Will it eventually need GIS in the name 
or could MapTools equate to GIS like Apache to http or was that already 
captured by the xxxGIS brand name (somebody needs to ask Puffs or Pepsi)?
I agree with the unified heading. 

Lowell 

Paul Spencer writes: 

I'm really starting to think that the foundation should be called  
MapTools and the various projects that become part of the MapTools  
foundation should then keep their own names.  In this alternate  universe, 
we would have MapTools MapServer and MapTools MapGuide I  guess.  If other 
projects joined, they would (could?) gain the prefix  MapTools ... 

Note that I've always been in favour of co-branding these products,  and 
despite the excellent rational arguments against it, I still have  a gut 
feel that it would be the right thing to do - I just can't  defend/explain 
it and so I'm going to side with the separate name  camp I think. 

Cheers 

Paul 


On 22-Dec-05, at 3:52 AM, Flavio Hendry wrote: 

Hi Dave 

Completely agree with Attila. "MapServer Enterprise" sounds like the
big brother (Tarzan) of little "Cheetah" (Tarzan's chimpanzee!).
And "Enterprise" is not even existing yet, therefore did not prove at
all to be as strong as Tarzan ... Ken was saying somtehing about
Gorilla, so what's about "MapServer Kala", the mother, for the real
MapServer, and "MapServer Jane" for the unloved daugther-in-law? ;-))) 

Have a nice holiday and fun out in BC, I'll be skiing&more in the
alps ... 

Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards
Flavio Hendry 

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