On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joe, I think your points are valid. > > I'd like to know if WSO2 have any ideas how they intend to brand their > products, and their distribution of Apache Stratos. That could help us, as > a community, decide whether we want to pick a new name to help with the > distancing from WSO2. > I am not sure what WSO2 will end up calling it, but the Apache branding guidelines are clear. http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/responsibility.html#responsible So if this project is "Apache Stratos", the name too has to be treated to be "donated" as per the branding guidelines. > > On 27 June 2013 06:05, Joe Brockmeier <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013, at 12:02 AM, Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: >> > We will have our own branding for our distribution of Stratos (and other >> > stuff). *That* will of course have normal WSO2 branding. >> >> What's the plan from WSO2 with regards to naming its Stratos-derived >> product? You do realize that "WSO2 Stratos" or similar will not be >> acceptable, correct? >> >> It will probably need to be something like "WSO2 Foo, powered by Apache >> Stratos". (Again, I *really* encourage you to consider having the Apache >> podling pick a new name and keeping Stratos for WSO2.) >> >> >> Best, >> >> jzb >> -- >> Joe Brockmeier >> [email protected] >> Twitter: @jzb >> http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ >> > > > > -- > NS >
