On 11/2/07, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/2/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 11/2/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In my opinion I would say that anything less than complete removal of > > > > > all OpenSolaris branding on Indiana by the end of today, can be > > > > > considered a failure, as each extra day that it is there on the > > > > > website only exacerbates the perception, that discussion is pointless, > > > > > and the outcome is inevitable. > > > > > > > > Please define exactly what you mean by branding. Do you mean any usage > > > > of the trademark whatsoever? (I would think not). > > > > > > > > Do you mean it can't be part of the distribution name? > > > > > > > > What specifically do you mean? > > > > > > > > If you literally mean remove all branding, you're being unfair as > > > > other distributions already use the branding in many different ways. > > > > > > I meant that it should not be named with OpenSolaris. Nor should it be > > > claimed that it is the community distro. > > > > So, specifically, you do not want the *name* to contain the trademark. > > > > i.e. > > > > It cannot be "XXXXXX TradeMark". > > > > It could be, however, "Project Indiana, an OpenSolaris-based community > > distribution" which is the same way Belenix, et al. are sometimes > > described. > > > > Am I correct? > > > > Obviously you may not agree with the community part but that is your > > personal viewpoint. > > For clarification: Project Indiana should not be named with > OpenSolaris as part of its *NAME*. Nor should it be claimed that it is > *THE* community distro [until such time us a naming and branding > policy can be finalized.]
... and ratified by the community and Sun. > > I did not suggest that Indiana be held to a different standard than > other OpenSolaris distros. > > -Brian > > P.S. - It is still "a community distro", as a Sun distro still > qualifies as a community distro, due to the fact that Sun is a large > part of the OpenSolaris community. (By far the largest I would say) > -- > - Brian Gupta > > http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ > -- - Brian Gupta http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
