On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Alex McLintock wrote:
> > >Brian McCallister wrote: > > > At 16:28 17/07/03, Erik Price wrote: > >Spoken out loud, I use "Apache Web Server" and in writing I use "Apache > >HTTPD". Once the context is clear (that I am referring to the software > >and not the organization), I typically shorten it to just "Apache" if I > >have to refer to it again. > > Recruitment Agent: Have you done Struts? > Me: Yes I have done some Struts. I can point you at websites I have built > with Apache Struts. > Agent: Is that the same as "Jakarta Struts"? > Me: <explanation of the ASF and its projects> > > I think this whole Jakarta brand has backfired and is diluting the Apache > name. > > But few people seem to care about the ASF's professional image.... In actual fact it's the other way around I think. ASF care about the brand image and are taking steps to remove the Jakarta brand. This is why you see things like Ant/Maven being promoted. A year ago, when asked what the lagest Java open-source project would be, people would say 'Jakarta'. They are now slowly [it'll take years] moving to saying 'Apache's Jakarta'. Personally I think it would have been easier to just accept that Jakarta was a stronger brand than Apache in the Java space and benefited from that, but the logistics of setting Jakarta up at a higher level would have been painful. We could always pull a Mozilla and rename httpd to something else. At the very least I shouldn't be dealing with apache with: /etc/init.d/apache restart or apachectl restart These just help to confirm the belief that Apache is a web server. Hen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
