So the name that is being discussed and voted on is for item (3) the dev group, who may be hosted independent of DFA, and not the Public name where local groups will be directed to download the kit.
Thanks - I needed this clarification. jim On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 13:37, Zephyr Teachout wrote: > Hey, no knocking country! > > For names, I since we'll host the kits somewhere on DFA.com, the public > name of the website service will be diff. than the name of the dev > community (since my sense is that you all want to remain a loose > collective doing vol work but not officially on campaign). > > Here's the plan from our pov: > > (1) We host kit service > (2) We host the deanster wannabe (talent db, as zack calls it) > > (3) You (dev com) host yourselves (but you're welcome to be hosted by > us) > (4) Groups that use the kits host themselves (and are not welcome to be > hosted by us cuz then we'd have to be responsible for content, which > nobody wants) > > The naming q could be: > (a) about -you- (name of dev. Com) > (b) suggestion to the campaign about kit hosting place > (c) suggestion to the campaign about the suggestions to the dean > community sites about how to brand > > Seems to me there's a conflation of a, b & c -- inasmuch as they are b & > c, I like deanspace fwiw, but I'm not the message guru :) -- will share > w/staff. > > Am I the conflated one, or do I have it right? > > Z > > > Zephyr Teachout > Internet Organizing & Outreach > Dean for America > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Meetup at http://www.deanforamerica.com/meetup > Get local at http://action.deanforamerica.com > Contribute at http://www.deanforamerica.com/contribute > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of CMR > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hackers] How about deancountry.com? > > > Subject: [hackers] How about deancountry.com? > > > > The name is available and I posted on the forum poll as to why I think > > it would be a good choice. People tend to associate web sites with > > .com most of all (especially the average web user) and it might be > > better to go for something with a .com domain. Just my two cents. > > > > > > Sounds like a handle that would appeal more to dubya's crowd to me; as > in > "y'all hippie tree-huggers from vermont ain't country!" > > IMHO > CMR > > <--enter gratuitous quotation that implies my profundity here--> >
