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Qpid: To infinity and beyond (TM) This one for Robert Greig: Qpid: Mnah, Mnah Anyway, can you tell it's a big admin week this end ! This is my final frivolous posting, honest. Marnie On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> wrote: > If we're going down the popular culture/film-reference route: > > Qpid - Message Transformers! > Qpid - Transforming Messaging! > Qpid - Materializing Near You! > > Or (perhaps a bit obscure): > > Qpid: For all your Dark Nights... > > Marnie, how about: > > Qpid: Warp Factor AMQP! > -- Mark > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Marnie McCormack < > marnie.mccorm...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > Qpid: The force is with you > > Qpid: Warp Factor X (I'm not enough of a trekkie to have a better idea) > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Sorry, tea-break made me think of a load more!: > > > > > > QPID: Queue This! (a la Matrix: "Dodge This!" - will appeal to > > > techies) > > > QPID: Quite Perfect Innate Design (or some variant) > > > > > > In a similar vein: > > > > > > QPID: Quite Possibly Iconic Design (or variant - Probably?) > > > > > > This one sounds like someone else's (so apologies in advance) > > > > > > QPID: Quick, Purposeful, Innate Design > > > > > > Ah... my tea's run out... > > > > > > -- Mark > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Mark Atwell <mark.atw...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > If you're looking for a T-shirt-like/mug logo how about a play on > 'The > > > > Classic': > > > > > > > > I'm with QPid! > > > > > > > > This also almost works with the arrow-like AMQP logo! > > > > > > > > BTW is the capitalisation of QPid settled on 'Qpid'? > > > > > > > > Or possibly: > > > > > > > > AMQP?: I'm with QPid! > > > > AMQP?: I love QPid! (opportunity to go with some > > > > Eros/cherub-type-stuff?) > > > > QPid loves AMQP > > > > > > > > BTW I'm not even going to go near the Kenny Everett Show character > > thing > > > > for fear of offence! > > > > > > > > -- Mark > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Robert Godfrey < > > rob.j.godf...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > >> Sorry - been away for a couple of days and just caught up with this > > > thread > > > >> now. > > > >> > > > >> 2009/1/27 Jonathan Robie <jonathan.ro...@redhat.com>: > > > >> > It's OK to differ ;-> > > > >> > > > > >> > But let me explain my reasoning: the whole point of a slogan is to > > > >> establish > > > >> > identity so people know what it is. AMQP and messaging are > > fundamental > > > >> to > > > >> > what Qpid is. > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> I think it's interesting here to look at a quick definition (from > > > >> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slogan): > > > >> > > > >> 1. A phrase expressing the aims or nature of an enterprise, > > > >> organization, or candidate; a motto. > > > >> 2. A phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion: "all > the > > > >> slogans and shibboleths coined out of the ideals of the peoples for > > > >> the uses of imperialism" Margaret Sanger. > > > >> 3. A battle cry of a Scottish clan. > > > >> > > > >> What we seem to be arguing about here is whether we want a slogan > that > > > >> fulfils definition 1. or definition 2. (although perhaps the Glasgow > > > >> contingent would like to make some suggestions fulfil definition 3.) > > > >> > > > >> Personally I think that right now we want to have a catchy > > > >> "advertising" slogan to draw people in, along with logos etc that > work > > > >> well on marketing material (I want a Qpid t-shirt :-) ). Much as I > > > >> agree that something like "Qpid: Open Source AMQP Messaging" > > > >> succinctly describes the aims of the project, I don't think it draws > > > >> in people to take a look. Furthermore it does nothing to help > people > > > >> remember the name Qpid. > > > >> > > > >> We *do* also need to make sure that in searches for AMQP and > > > >> Enterprise Messaging, Qpid features highly. However I think there's > a > > > >> fair probability that if you've heard of AMQP you've probably heard > of > > > >> Qpid. > > > >> > > > >> So I would probably argue that we need (at least) two different > > > >> slogans... And of the two I think that advertising and drawing > people > > > >> is is what we are currently more in need of. We need to get the > name > > > >> "Qpid" out there so that people remember it (even if they don't know > > > >> what is does)... > > > >> > > > >> Now... time to think of some battle cries... > > > >> > > > >> -- Rob > > > >> > > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> Apache Qpid - AMQP Messaging Implementation > > > >> Project: http://qpid.apache.org > > > >> Use/Interact: mailto:dev-subscr...@qpid.apache.org > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
