Thanks Michael. The list makes the differences stand out clearly. Gavin
On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Michael Brohl <michael.br...@ecomify.de> wrote: > addition: I took the freedom to adjust the uppercase/lowercase of the > proposals. > > > Am 14.01.17 um 10:53 schrieb Michael Brohl: > > Thanks for starting this initiative, Jacopo. >> >> I have started a compilation of the proposals and suggestions coming out >> of this discussion here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/IBUIB >> >> @Sharan: I thought it's agood place to put it under your drafts tree, >> please suggest another place if it does not fit. >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael >> >> >> PS: Searching for a good place, I found our Wiki layout is a mess... time >> to clean up and re-structure. But that's another discussion ;-) >> >> >> Am 11.01.17 um 14:51 schrieb Jacopo Cappellato: >> >>> *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 >>> >>> >> >> > >
