@Rob~ All good branding is loaded :) “Pub” isn’t my favorite, either. Doesn’t roll of the tongue well next to Apache… Good thoughts on Tavern. Thanks for the input! Send more—We’ll want a bunch, just in case we see some overlap with other marks.
Josh > On Oct 15, 2018, at 7:17 PM, Rob Foley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pub might be a bit of a loaded term in software, given "Pub/Sub" as a > concept. > > On that note though, "Tavern" may scratch the same itch. > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 10:12 PM Joshua Poore <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I would like to propose the name “Pub" as in a public house, a meeting >> place where people have ALE and tell stories. As a root “Pub” (e.g., >> public, polity, etc.) refers to people. I like to think of webpages as a >> place where people congregate. Our technology captures the stories they >> leave, and the decisions they make. It’s a fun name, consistent with the >> remainder of our branding, and… doesn’t result in any *exact* hits for >> marks on USPTO. >> >> The proposed name would therefore be Apache Pub (Incubating) >> >> From a marketing perspective, I’m thinking about etching like images of >> 19th century folks at a pub with a pint. >> >>> On Oct 11, 2018, at 12:43 PM, lewis john mcgibbney <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> This thread opens the NOMINATIONS for new candidate names to replace >> Apache >>> SensSoft (Incubating) with... something else! >>> !! EVERYONE IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE !! >>> If you wish to throw a suggestion in the hat, simply reply to this thread >>> with your nomination (no motivation is required but would be fun). >>> After a while, we will close the NOMINATIONS and go to a 72 hours VOTE >>> where we will hopefully determine the new name for SensSoft :) >>> Let the NOMINATIONS begin... >>> Lewis >>> >>> -- >>> http://home.apache.org/~lewismc/ >>> http://people.apache.org/keys/committer/lewismc >> >>
