Danny, Jules, and everyone else ...
My only concern over the name Geronimo is the apparent division within the
Community regarding its name.
I have looked for trademark and other issues, don't see a problem. Yes,
there are several other software uses of the name, but no one is complaining
about anyone else, and no one appears to have trademarked it. In the
meantime, we have 6 months of mindshare invested in the name, and I cannot
recall a single complaint that was not expressed as being sensitive to the
feelings of others.
Does it change anyone's mind to be told that (according to the Wiki) a
Native American culture preservation group has given its blessing to use the
name, and the project has agreed to provide internationalization support for
at least one Native American language? I don't know how the latter will be
done (I did not know that there are any written Native American languages,
and the volcabularly would need to be expanded), but I feel that the concept
is respectful.
So, getting back to my first point, my only concern is the division. With
50+ votes, there are clearly more than a few people on each side of the
fence, and that bothers me. I don't want Apache Communities to be about who
has the most votes. My problem is that I absolutely cannot tell from the
votes whether the people asking for a change are asking because they,
personally, don't want the name; or because they are voting out of belief
regarding what others want, and otherwise don't really have a particular
care.
--- Noel
