On 2/8/06, Chris Withers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, but then we end up with Zope3 3.2.5, which is exactly what caused > us to drop the X3 previously ;-) >
Thinking about the X it is unfortunate it was used to indicate compatibility with Zope2 and the experimental version of Zope. It was mentioned on the users list how Mac OS X communicated the message adding just the X that this was a completely different operating system to the previous Mac OS-s. Of course, as Martin pointed out, it is not just the brand name but the marketing effort behind it that makes the difference. But to me X could very easily stand for Extreme Programming which is what Zope3 is about - agile, rapid, adaptive, iterative, extreme development (throwing in a few more words for the upcoming marketing campaign :). The X can send this message better than any other single character and it's not as obtrusive as adding or changing a name. I believe to certain extent there is already understanding out there that X could mean XP. I also think that Zope 2.8 Zope 2.9 Zope X 3.2 Zope X 3.3 is clearer that this is a different Zope not just a next release, as it would be at the moment: Zope 2.8 Zope 2.9 Zope 3.2 Zope 3.3 or is it Zope 2.8 Zope 2.9 Zope 3 3.2 Zope 3 3.3 Back in the days of X3.0 I think Philipp in the heading of this article named "Formula X" used X in a different context and I liked it: http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/54/Zope_X30_Review.pdf (maybe we should check with Philipp if this article could be reviewed for 3.2 and used for the new site as it gives a nice overview) I am not sure if it was a good idea raising the X from the dead so I am slowly ducking for cover. But what's the big deal, we just "adapt it to a different context"... or is it "adapt context to a different interface" .. or ... anyhow you get my drift :) Alen _______________________________________________ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com