On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Stephen Hahn wrote:
> * Nils Nieuwejaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-11-20 08:11]:
> > > It appears that BrandX as a name is not going to fly as somebody already
> > > has that name trademarked. We have an alternative name in mind, and
> > > I'm told the lawyers are doing their lawyerly stuff with it now.
> >
> > We have gotten all the sign-offs we need to go with the new name: BrandZ.
> > This is shorthand for Branded Zones so, in addition to not being
> > lawsuit-bait, it actually means a little more than the original name. If
> > this name is acceptable to everybody, then hopefully we'll be able to get
> > the community up and running in short order.
>
> In the interest of wrapping this up, and in attempt to follow
>
> http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=7336#7336
>
> (being unable to find the message it cites, although I recall it...)
> I want to get:
>
> - at least one CAB member to issue a +1,
+1
> - a verification that the proposed community's leads and the Zones
> community leads were not able to share the Zones community with the
> union of those sets of leads, and
>
> - that investigation of an umbrella Virtualization community is not
> being pursued in the near term.
>
> As a side note, we'll have Projects hosting support in a few weeks or
> less, so technical efforts that want to start smaller can do so
> without seeking wider approval.
>
> - Stephen
Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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