The link I sent describes some of the questions EBo had (why it is necessary, etc)
As of the discussion, trust me - nothing would have been nicer than to let someone else (even the community) handle it. Unfortunately the board was approached. and by the current bylaws the same board was required to go through the process of finding and enforcing a solution. Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Morley To: EMC DEV Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Rebranding EMC2 to LinuxCNC Alex I'm sure he meant discussion before the decision was made :) This is the first I have ever heard of any problems with out name. Chris M > From: alex.j...@robcon.ro > To: emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:51:59 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Rebranding EMC2 to LinuxCNC > > Hi Ebo, > > the announcement was done on the emc users list. > For you (and probably others) who are subscribed only to the developers > list, here is a link: > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/32195 > > Regards, > Alex > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "EBo" <e...@sandien.com> > To: <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Rebranding EMC2 to LinuxCNC > > > > I've completely missed any discussion on the matter. Why is rebranding > > "necessary"? Is there a FAQ/history that explains the rebranding? I > > did a quick look and it was not in the obvious places (ie on > > LinuxCNC.org's online documentation). > > > > On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:47:07 -0500, Steve Stallings wrote: > >> I concur that the change will appear somewhat > >> abrupt to those who do not follow things closely, > >> and will confuse many. > >> > >> The re-branding to avoid the use of "EMC" and > >> "EMC2" may be necessary, but the obliteration > >> of "Enhanced Machine Controller" is not, in my > >> opinion, necessary or desirable at this time. > >> A reference on the home page that equates > >> LinuxCNC with Enhanced Machine Controller would > >> seem desirable to mitigate the impact of the > >> change. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Steve Stallings > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
