Hi Mel I'm a bit confused by this (http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/soas/2009-September/000001.html)...
Sebastian's "spin" is Sugar on a Stick, and is likely to stay that way for some time, not least because of his active work. I am the first to welcome other Sugar liveUSB implementations (in particular to see how stick loading and use is simplified, made more reliable, etc), but at this point of time (and for some time, barring an unforeseen event) other implementations will play second fiddle to the main project. I would hope anyone else planning a Sugar liveUSB would contact us first concerning naming, to avoid creating confusion and for the good of Sugar Labs. We carefully chose ice-cream names for marketing impact - sweet, on a stick, a treat for kids. This is part of Sugar brand-building and not limited to the Sugar on a Stick project. Anyone naming their version with a color or flavor will interfere with that. Of course, that means we need to rely on goodwill and hope people will not wish to intentionally damage our efforts to spread the word about Sugar efficiently. So no, I would be against someone calling their liveUSB "Sugar Live Purple Release" for example. Right now I need to concentrate with the Marketing team and Sebastian on launching Blueberry even wider than Strawberry. This means associating other news meant to introduce Sugar to teachers (live online demo for example) or news event (live collaboration session between schools in different countries for example). Sean P.S. I am against using the acronym "SoaS" without writing "Sugar on a Stick" (same for "IAEP", and "a.sl.o", etc). Anyone unfamiliar with Sugar Labs will have to figure it out themselves, and since the name is so important, I'd recommend not contracting it. _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
