Paul's 2006 link seems to show a split between foss4g and osgeo, as well. +1 for changing to "OSGeo Conference". Call it what it is.
because 7 ate 9, Dave On Tue, Oct 6, 2015, at 15:08, Barry Rowlingson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Paragon Corporation <l...@pcorp.us> wrote: > > We really should have just gone with GeoBonkers' Meeting back then. It > > speaks to me on so many levels. > > I'm not sure we want bonking at OSGeo events... > > > In all seriousness though, I think changing the name now that everyone has > > gotten used to it and knows what it means is not a good use of anybody's > > time. > > You've missed my point by saying "everyone has gotten used to it". > Really, "everyone"? This is an introverted point of view of the OSGeo > community. Yes, you and I and everyone *on this mailing list* knows > the difference and the relationship between OSGeo and FOSS4G. But > there are people out there in geospatial who don't know either. They > are the people we have to reach out to. And its those people to whom I > hypothesise that "OSGeo" is a better branding than "FOSS4G". But I'm > not sure the effort to verify this hypothesis (surveys, focus groups) > is worth it. But my intuition is that it is. > > The pattern of calling the annual conference of organisation Foo, > "The Foo Conference" is quite well established in many fields. > > > OSGEO is the Go To for all your FOSS4G needs. > > As they say, "GoTo Considered Harmful"... > > Barry > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Regina > > > > > > > > From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > > [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot > > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 3:45 PM > > To: Paul Ramsey <pram...@cleverelephant.ca> > > Cc: osgeo-discuss <discuss@lists.osgeo.org> > > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G > > > > > > > > On 6 Oct 2015 18:28, "Paul Ramsey" <pram...@cleverelephant.ca> wrote: > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Barry Rowlingson > >> <b.rowling...@lancaster.ac.uk> wrote: > >> > Okay, this is probably sticking a match under a pile of dry wood but > >> > here goes... > >> > > >> > Can we rename The FOSS4G Conference to The OSGeo Conference? > >> > >> Get off my lawn. > >> > >> > >> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-September/000030.html > > > > The decade passed makes it to late, init? > > Mateusz Ĺoskot > > (Sent from mobile) > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss