On 2011-07-11, at 1:09 PM, Pascal Robert wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> At WOWODC, we discussed branding, and what came out of the discussion is that 
> we should move away from the WebObjects "brand", for the following reasons:
> 
> 1) When customers search for WebObjects on Google, they will probably find 
> pages saying that it's deprecated (which is true) or other negatives lecture.
> 
> 2) WebObjects have a reputation of being outdated. When the Apple Online 
> Store is down, search for WebObjects on Twitter, and look at the comments... 
> You know what I mean.
> 
> 3) Using WebObjects in the name of WOWODC and in the association/foundation 
> name can be a legal problem with Apple.
> 
> So we are looking for a new name for the community, mainly for the non-profit 
> we will register when we decide on a new name. Some suggested that we use 
> Project Wonder in the organization name, others prefer another name. To sort 
> that out, I created a small survey (it's only one question!) on Survs so that 
> you can tell us if you want to use Project Wonder as the name or if you want 
> something else.
> 
>  https://www.survs.com/survey/918WHRJASW
> 
> So please participate! After all, the organization is there to help you out 
> and to give assurance to your customers, so the organization name is 
> important. Please don't use WebObjects or any other trademark names in your 
> suggestions.
> 
> Thanks!

I thought we'd decided on: FGP  (Foie Gras Poutine).

;david

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