OpenOffice.org would make a good name for a new non-profit umbrella organisation co-ordinating the interests of Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice and the proprietary downstreams they support...
Just sayin' S. On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Donald Harbison <[email protected]>wrote: > No need to drag the .org into the future, if Apache is prefixed. If no > prefix, yes, we lead with the trademark of record: OpenOffice.org. IMHO. > Let's simply use Apache OpenOffice. > > On Jul 10, 2011 1:27 PM, "Marcus (OOo)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, to let the name start with "Apache" seems to be a requirement. > > > > Am I right when I see more people saying that it should be named "Apache > > OpenOffice.org" and not "Apache OpenOffice"? > > > > BTW: > > I don't want to get rid of the ".org" extension on any price. Due to the > > new Apache home I just wanted to talk about the possibility. > > > > Marcus > > > > > > > > Am 07/09/2011 02:34 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: > >> 2011/7/9 Pavel Janík<[email protected]>: > >>>> Why? Out of the folk on the OOo forum who expressed an opinion to me, > no one liked it. It was a perpetual reminder that the product couldn't be > called what they really wanted it to be called: OpenOffice. I greatly > prefer > Apache OpenOffice to Apache OpenOffice.org. > >>> > >>> The product and the project WAS OpenOffice.org. If we want to change > it, > then why not directly Apache Office? > >>> -- > >> > >> Or if everyone likes the ".org" we could call it "(Apache.org > >> OpenOffice.org).org" > >> > >> But seriously, the ".org" was added to make the name unique. It also > >> occurred during the .com bubble when making your product sound > >> internetty would make your stock price quadruple over night. So we > >> ended up with a lot of silly names back then. > >> > >> Today, however, the original reason for adding the ".org" no longer > >> exists. And instead of sounding cool, it sounds very retro, so very > >> 2001. On the other hand, we have a generation of pedants who enjoy > >> correcting users who almost always just call the product "OpenOffice", > >> oblivious any attempts to enlighten them about how some Dutch company > >> they never heard of was also called OpenOffice. So regardless of what > >> we do, users will continue calling the product "OpenOffice". > >> > >> You can reading the Apache requirements for product branding and > >> naming here: http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs.html#naming > >> > >> Quoting from there: "The primary branding for any project or product > >> name must be in the form of 'Apache Foo'. This ensures that the > >> project or product is associated with the ASF and the project in the > >> minds of our users. The first and most prominent reference to a > >> project or product on each page must use the 'Apache Foo' form of its > >> name. Other references may use either 'Apache Foo' or 'Foo' as > >> appropriate for the subject matter." > >> > >> So the branding will need to include "Apache". It seems the logical > >> choices are either: > >> > >> "Apache OpenOffice.org" > >> > >> or > >> > >> "Apache OpenOffice" > >> > >> > >> Personally, I think the first name is ponderous and ugly. > -- Simon Phipps +1 415 683 7660 : www.webmink.com
