Ariel Monaco wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "OpenPBX.org Developers Mailing List" <[email protected]>; > "OpenPBX.org Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:01 AM > Subject: [Openpbx-dev] more names > > > >> hi all >> >> after discussing the name suggestion 'gnupbx' on IRC, it was noted, >> correctly, that this should not be regarded an option, since openpbx >> is not part of FSF. It would be like naming the project AsteriskPBX >> or ApachePBX. >> > > What do we need to be part of the FSF? Is this really relevant? > Highly relevant. Apart from any legal issues, like trademarks, its damned rude to just try to associate what you do with something successful, by choosing a related name.
Secondly, if would want to put PBX in the name you are very myopic. So gnupbx is composed of two parts, neither of which is a good match for what we want. > >> I suggest we drop that name and let the voting go on with the other >> candidates >> > > Why drop a name people is voting? > They may be voting, but are they thinking? I think too many of those voting have no stake in choosing a good name. They are just drive by pollers. Talking to other serious contributors, we'll just walk away if something as poorly considered as gnupbx is chosen. Its that simple. Steve _______________________________________________ Openpbx-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openpbx.org/mailman/listinfo/openpbx-dev
