If we used the mosquito, could we scale its image so it' be small enough
for a single screen, or would we then require dual screens for working
w/ Mapserver?
gerry
Andy Canfield wrote:
Something from Minnesota would be cool. How about Mapserver Loon or
Mapserver Mosquito? :) Seriously though Aspen sounds cool so does
Osprey as quit a few live in the BWCA.
On 11/28/05, David Bitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I agree that the Mascot should be secondary and a nice little thing to
use for logos etc.. I think that having two products Mapserver Foo
and Mapserver Bar are going to make it sound like they are two levels
of the same product (like ArcView/ArcInfo) rather than two distinct
products.
I like the proposal of something like Community Mapserver and
Mapserver Enterprise and then having a logo mascot of some kind that
represents the Mapserver Foundation. If it was a natural thing, I
would vote for something found in Minnesota to reflect the heritage of
Mapserver (Perhaps the Aspen reflecting the interconnected root system
with a nice simple leaf as a logo, or the Eagle as stated before, or
why not the loon to represent ....). Basically, keep the names of the
products descriptive and then back that up with having some kind of
symbol to use across all products that come out of the Mapserver
Foundation.
On 11/28/05, Fawcett, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thomas,
I like the idea of the inclusion of 'Community' in the name. It shows
the roots of the product and the responsive support that has built up
around it. We could still pick a Peregrine, Shrew, Slime Mold, Cyano
Bacteria, whatever as the mascot...
Of course, IANAMC (IANA Marketing Consultant)
David.
-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of thomas bonfort
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open Letter
+1 with david, I don't think adding a somewhat artificial suffix to
mapserver adds any value.
how about a simple "Mapserver community edition" or something in the
likes?
--
tb
On 11/28/05, Fawcett, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My frustration is that there is a need to pick a random animal or
additional name to add to the product. This just dilutes the value of
the current brand. To me, MapServer is the product that we all use,
love/hate, contribute to, etc. Not even U of M MapServer, just
MapServer.
I hate to lose that brand. AutoDesk taking on MapServer Enterprise, I
believe, will confuse a lot of people to think that it is a code
extension of MapServer or a Deluxe version of what is currently being
called 'Cheetah'. They get more of the name than the original product
does.
Maybe MapServer and MapServer Enterprise, just as confusing, but at
least we get to keep the original name and brand. MapServer Core?
MapServer Foo Edition? ...
My concern with branding has nothing to do with whether or not the
foundation is a good thing. I think that it could be.
David.
-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Andy Canfield
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open Letter
Do we get a say or is this already a done deal? From what I read on
the DM Solutions site it seems like this is pretty much a done deal.
If it's not I like "Osprey" as they have always been my favorite bird
of prey and I like the raptor idea way better than the cheeta thing.
On 11/28/05, Abe Gillespie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I like the raptor idea. You got my vote Chip!
See, this is how "community" is *supposed* to work. :)
-Abe
On 11/28/05, Fawcett, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The dolphin may be taken in the opensource world as well....
http://www.mysql.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sears, Jeremy
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open
Letter
I concur.
How about a dolphin? They're fast, agile and intelligent. If TV
has taught us anything they are also friendly and fun to work
with... just like Mapserver.
Jeremy
-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Abe Gillespie
Sent: November 28, 2005 1:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open
Letter
Honestly, Cheetah? Hasn't Apple already monopolized all the large
cat names? Besides, there's an HTML server named Tomcat.
Let's start our own naming cliche.
-Abe
On 11/28/05, Tyler Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Are there any graphics wizards out there who could doctor a
photo of
a cheetah to look something like the cow in the attached jpeg?
(I'm told that's a moo-cator projection...)
You guys are sorta twisted ;) and I'm even worse because I'll
probably
try something tonight :)
I'm really excited about the foundation developments. I have
some
notes
online about all the possible things a foundation could do:
http://ms.gis.umn.edu/community/foundation
I look forward to your comments/feedback (but suggest it be
moved over
to
the foundation mailing list instead).
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