On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote:
> I assume it has been donated. But even in that case, it would be good to > have a proposal from WSO2 about how they intend to handle their branding. > This sort of information will help inform our own branding conversations. > And IMO, "do we choose a new name?" is a perfectly legitimate question. It > is now, and it will be for the lifetime of the project. ;) > I agree that "do we choose a new name?" is a legitimate question. And IMHO, I do not think there should be any worries if the community decides to pick one. My point is that, given the current branding is "Apache Stratos", WSO2 Stratos is history, and the donation should imply the respect to Apache brand and the surrounding branding guidelines. And the PMC of this Apache project, like any other on Apache, should fight and abide by the branding protection guidelines. Given WSO2 is part of this community, by principle, they are also supposed to be protecting Apache brand. > > > On 27 June 2013 17:53, Samisa Abeysinghe <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> 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 >>> >> >> > > > -- > NS >
