Feel free to give input on the Mitaka proposal. Tim
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Bryce [mailto:jbr...@jbryce.com] > Sent: 09 July 2015 20:52 > To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [Openstack] Rescinding the M name decision > > > On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Russell Bryant <rbry...@redhat.com> wrote: > > > > On 07/09/2015 09:19 AM, Neil Jerram wrote: > >> In the hope of forestalling an unnecessary sub-thread... > >> > >> Mita was #1 in the vote, so has presumably already been ruled out by > >> OpenStack's legal review. > > > > That is correct. > > > Hi everyone, > > I’ve really loved seeing everyone’s understanding and engagement on this > thread as we worked through the release cycle naming for ‘M’. This was the > first attempt to follow a new process, so not surprisingly, we found some > improvements in the algorithm for the future. Still it’s awesome to see how > constructive and positive the whole conversation has been. > > I wanted to provide a quick update on the status of the Foundation’s > reviews of the names. First, as Russell mentioned above, after the voting > was completed, we asked our trademark counsel to do checks on the top 3 > names. The first two both had significant trademark issues with existing > trademark holders in the same space that would have prevented us from > using the names in most jurisdictions where we have our largest > communities (US, Europe and Asia). The 3rd choice was relatively low risk > and so we passed word back to Monty who announced it. Once we realized > there were other issues with Meiji, we asked for an expedited check of the > next 3 names: Mitaka, Musashi, and Meguro. The preliminary check shows > that Mitaka and Meguro both present an acceptable level of risk, while > Musashi is higher on the risk scale and would probably create problems for > usage. > > At this time, we’re going to do a deeper check on Mitaka, which was the #4 > candidate in voting and would be next in line after Meiji. I know Itoh-san > mentioned the Mitaka locale has the potential to be associated with certain > corporations in Japan, but my personal feeling is that may not be significant > enough to override it’s position in the voting and it’s availability for use. > > I’d encourage anyone with other concerns about Mitaka to post those > within the next 24 hours so we can appropriately consider and discuss > them. We should have results on the deeper trademark check by next week > as well and can hopefully settle on a final name. > > Thanks again for all the discussion and participation and especially to > Monty who’s been on the front lines of helping us navigate this. Feel free to > let me know if you have any other questions, > > Jonathan > 210-317-2438 > > > __________________________________________________________ > ________________ > OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) > Unsubscribe: OpenStack-dev- > requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev _______________________________________________ OpenStack-operators mailing list OpenStack-operators@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-operators
