On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Jukka Zitting <jukka.zitt...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi, > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Ross Gardler <rgard...@apache.org> > wrote: > > No comments on the proposal, but I do have a comment on the name. > > > > Coming from the academic sector my heart soared when I saw this name. > > I thought there was a proposal that would be of interest to my target > > domain. Obviously it doesn't have anything to do with Chemistry. I'm > > not objecting to the name (I actually quite like it given what the > > proposal is), but I do think it might cause some confusion. > > For additional background on the name, we went through a few > iterations already on the Jackrabbit dev@ list: > > 1) Apache CMIS (the name is already used for the standard) CMIS is a trademark of OASIS, though: "[...] the names and common abbreviations of OASIS specifications are trademarks of the consortium. They should be used only to refer to the organization and its official outputs." http://www.oasis-open.org/who/trademark.php -- Martin Cooper > > 2) Apache CloudMist ("mist" has a negative meaning in German) > 3) Apache Camaïeu (hard to pronounce and spell for many of us) > 4) Apache Chemistry > > So far everyone has liked the last name, though your point about > potential confusion is valid. > > BR, > > Jukka Zitting > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
