Alan DuBoff wrote: > What is your or other folks' idea on using OpenUNIX as a name? > >
I do think the idea of changing the name should a be very seriously considered. This puts ownership of the name with the community and doesn't conflict with Sun's copyrights. This also ends the confusion over a distribution vs a community which was a problem even before the latest controversy. The unfortunate thing is that since OpenSolaris has "Solaris" in the name everyone assumes it's an OS or should be one. This is why the confrontation with Indiana was just about inevitable. My only concern is that would it be too late to change the name at this point? Maybe but maybe not. Unfortunately OpenUNIX has already been taken by Caldera which is now owned by SCO. But if we decide that name change should be done we can come up with something better. :-) Bill rushmores.net
