> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Alexandro Colorado > Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2011 6:46 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: OpenOffice.org (was Re: Ooo blog) > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Gavin McDonald > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > Alexandro Colorado > > > Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2011 6:36 PM > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: OpenOffice.org (was Re: Ooo blog) > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Gavin McDonald > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > You misunderstood, > > > > > > > > the project name becomes the subdomain name associated with the > > > > website > > > > > > > > there is no project called ‘ooo’ so ‘ooo.apache.org’ will not be > > accepted. > > > > > > > > > > What about http://ofbiz.apache.org/ for Open for business project. > > > I am sure nobody will call that "Off biz". And if they do, it > > > wouldnt be > > that > > > beneficial marketing wise, sound like out of business. > > > > Actually, that is exactly what it is called. The project is officially > > called 'ofbiz' so that is what the domain name is. > > > > They can market their full name but the project name IS 'ofbiz'. > > > > > > > Also, these rules seem a bit archaic, it should be accepted whatever > > makes > > > sense. Domain names and brands are not the same thing, because > > > domains have restrictions on itself... like this one. > > > > When a project comes to Apache, they abide by the rules in place. They > > are there for a reason. That is true of anywhere. There have been > > exceptional circumstances in the past , it remains to be seen if this > > will be one of them. > > > > > ok then let it be http://openofficedotorg.apache.org > happy?
Nope, that really was the whole reason for my bringing it up in the first place. > > > > > > > Gav... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, we would not redirect away from the *.apache.org domain, if > > > > anything, it would be the other way around. > > > > > > > > > > Apologies for top posting, one of the sins of replying to html email. > > > > > > > > Gav… > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > > > Of Alexandro Colorado > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2011 5:58 PM > > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: OpenOffice.org (was Re: Ooo blog) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:41 AM, Gavin McDonald > > > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Marcus (OOo) [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, 12 July 2011 5:11 PM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Re: OpenOffice.org (was Re: Ooo blog) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 07/12/2011 08:55 AM, schrieb Pavel Janík: > > > > > >> It seems to me that a lot of the problem arises in keeping > > > > > >> the > > > > > development project and the product brand names exactly the same. > > > > > > > > > > > > Another proposal: > > > > > > > > > > > > Product name: OpenOffice.org. > > > > > > > > > > > > Project name: Apache OpenOffice.org. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm strongly against mixing OOo and OO here. > > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > Keep it simpe for the users and don't make any possibility for > > > > > misunderstandings. > > > > With domain names for ALL Apache projects coming under the pattern > > > > of $projectname.apache.org how you propose that would work if > > > > Apache OpenOffice.org is the project name? > > > > > > > > (only openofficeorg.apache.org springs to mind if you intend to > > > > keep org in the project name) > > > > > > > > (And a shocking name that becomes imho) > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Gav... > > > > > > > > Since apache will own the openoffice.org domain you can as easily > > > > put > > a > > > > redirector from http://ooo.apache.org to > > > > http://apache.openoffice.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marcus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alexandro Colorado > > > > OpenOffice.org Español > > > > http://es.openoffice.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Alexandro Colorado* > > > *OpenOffice.org* Español > > > http://es.openoffice.org > > > > > > > -- > *Alexandro Colorado* > *OpenOffice.org* Español > http://es.openoffice.org
