The Apache OFBiz "Business Suite"? Similar software solutions use this terminology. eg ADempiere Business Suite, OpenBravo Business Suite.
Gavin On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Jacopo Cappellato < jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: > *Rationale* > > "Apache OFBiz" is one of our trademarks. And we apply it to our project and > product; we say: > 1) the "Apache OFBiz" project or the "Apache OFBiz" community > 2) the "Apache OFBiz" product (i.e. the downloadable software package that > we release) > > While #1 is pretty much a satisfactory definition, I find that "product" is > a too generic term and that we could find and agree upon a more precise and > "official" definition. > It is worth noting that the trademark best practices says that you should > never use the trademark on a product as a noun but rather as an adjective. > So for example: > - this is *not* correct (noun): "download Apache OFBiz from here" > - this *is* correct (adjective): "download the Apache OFBiz product from > here" > > *Discussion Item* > > Can we find a better definition for our product than... "product" or > "software product"? > > For example we could consider (after reading this definition [*]): > The "Apache OFBiz" software suite or > The "Apache OFBiz" suite or > The "Apache OFBiz" ERP software suite or > The "Apache OFBiz" ERP suite > etc... > > Any ideas? Please try to fill the <?> placeholder below with the string > that you find more suited: > > The "Apache OFBiz" <?> > > If we agree upon an "official" definition then we could use it consistently > in our website, announcements, social media etc... > > Regards, > > Jacopo > > [*] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_suite >
