>Florian Klaempfl wrote:
>
>>Lv
wrote:
>>
>>
>>>So if you guys want to
change the name, where does it leave users like
>>>me presenting
papers at conferences and citing Lazarus in technical
>>>papers as
my software of choice?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Nice to hear that not all users
believe into the imo stupid idea to change the
>>name. I don't think
either that the "board of directors" of lazarus (Michael H.,
>>
Matthias, Marc, Vincents, Micha et al.) consider a name change
:)
>>
>>
>Just for the record, I also think a
name change is uncalled for. A name
>change would have serious
consequences - and we could start promoting
>everything from zero since
the new name will be even less known then
>Lazarus. The word Lazarus is
neither offensive or more ambiguous than
>other well known projects and
companies.
>
>One more comment: Cheetah is the simbol of FPC, not
lazarus. A cheetah
>on a column is Lazarus. Now you don't see anyone
calling FPC cheetah,
>nor calling Linux Pinguin.
I agree with Andreas (and thank the "board of directors" and their fine
insight in dismissing this idea as being a total waste of time and effort)
The drawbacks from a name change are phenomenal!!!
1) Loss of current user base who don't keep up on
the mailing list and all of sudden can't find their product under the name
they know (and hopefully love)
2) Loss of new user base. I have actively promoted
Lazarus, whenever asked, as a great tool/environment with my contacts. Don't
know how many have looked at it yet, but I'm going to be very embarrassed if
they do finally take my advice and check it out, and it's called something
different than what I was advertising.
3) I suspect would require a lot of effort in
renaming all sorts of directories/web sites/links, blah blah blah on a global
basis
4) Same as #3 above on each existing users's
personal computer(s)
All this for some "cosmetics"? Much better that we quit talking about
this and get back to making a really great product that will really "sell"
itself based on it's stability and functionality, not on whether it is called
S__T or Lazarus.
Just my two cents. Let's get back to work making Lazarus GREAT!!!!!
Dave
