sure - IF we want to rename then with 2.0. But before I give my whatever vote, I would like to know which advantages you expect to get with a rename .... as of now - I can only think of negative aspects ...
On 30 October 2014 16:08, Jason Smith <jason.h.sm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Love it. Get away from the WhateverDB thing. Just stake out an arbitrary > mark from which we build clear, unambiguous IP. > > My proposal (as long as we are brainstorming names): > > Eight Ball > > Tagline: Whatever you do. Don't get more eight ball! > > More seriously, yes, a name change has lots of problems. But it is worth > re-considering Noah's point that now is the best time to do it, if it is to > be done. > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:02 PM, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > > > I've been wanting to rename it SleepyDB for a while now. (cf. Max > > Ogden's SLEEP protocol.) > > > > On 30 October 2014 11:43, Kevin Coombes <kevin.r.coom...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Definitely -1 on changing the name. It's already "cooked" into > everything > > > associated with the project. There are links (and hard copy references) > > to > > > the name and the web site(s) all over the place. How long do you want > to > > be > > > forced to maintain DNS or HTTP entries to forward users from the > current > > > names to whatever you might pick for new ones? > > > > > > I would be perfectly happy to see a new logo however. And the last > time I > > > looked, there were a lot more colors than just red or blue.... > > > > > > Kevin > > > On Oct 30, 2014 6:11 AM, "Brad Noble" <br...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > > > > >> *SyncDB* > > >> The database that syncs. > > >> > > >> Logo would embody that idea. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> [image: Inactive hide details for Jason Smith ---10/30/2014 04:40:26 > > >> AM---On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:52 AM, Noah Slater <nslater@apache > > ]Jason > > >> Smith ---10/30/2014 04:40:26 AM---On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:52 AM, > Noah > > >> Slater <nsla...@apache.org> wrote: > Blue is nice. :) But the > > >> > > >> From: Jason Smith <jason.h.sm...@gmail.com> > > >> To: "dev@couchdb.apache.org" <dev@couchdb.apache.org> > > >> Date: 10/30/2014 04:40 AM > > >> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Improved CouchDB logo > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:52 AM, Noah Slater <nsla...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > Blue is nice. :) But then that tempts me to change the name too. I > > >> > mean, if we're ever going to do this, now is the time. It's > important > > >> > to note though that we have a very STRONG brand, and changing it in > a > > >> > big will be expensive. > > >> > > > >> > > >> Change the name! Change the name! > > >> > > >> Like all transitions, it seems scary. But once it's done we will all > > wonder > > >> what we were so worried about. > > >> > > >> The brand is strong, but the question is, how much of that strength > can > > we > > >> keep, and how much do we lose. > > >> > > >> I think we will keep nearly all of it, plus we will get tons of > > attention > > >> with a 2.0 release and name change. And as if that already isn't > > enough, we > > >> get the opportunity to walk away from a ton of branding baggage and > > >> trademark problems. > > >> > > >> Change the name! > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Noah Slater > > https://twitter.com/nslater > > > -- Andy Wenk Hamburg - Germany RockIt! GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc
