Re: [TOS] The POSSE trademark

2010-09-03 Thread David Nalley
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Mel Chua wrote: > This is an exploratory note and a heads-up - we've been thinking about > getting a trademark for "POSSE" (in the context of education/open > source) so that we'll be able to keep and protect that name (and the > little owl-logo) for the workshop TO

Re: [TOS] The POSSE trademark

2010-09-03 Thread Gregory Hislop
Hi Mel, Sounds good to me. Greg -Original Message- From: tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org [mailto:tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org] On Behalf Of Mel Chua Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 9:04 PM To: TOS Subject: [TOS] The POSSE trademark This is an exploratory note and a heads-up -

Re: [TOS] The POSSE trademark

2010-09-03 Thread Matthew Jadud
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 21:03, Mel Chua wrote: > We want to be transparent about this and hear comments and thoughts that I think, as a "brand' in the FLOSS/education space it makes sense to move to protect POSSE, and I'm not sure what other entity would do so. +1. Cheers, Matt __

[TOS] The POSSE trademark

2010-09-03 Thread Mel Chua
This is an exploratory note and a heads-up - we've been thinking about getting a trademark for "POSSE" (in the context of education/open source) so that we'll be able to keep and protect that name (and the little owl-logo) for the workshop TOS does, on behalf of the TOS community. Max and I ask

[TOS] FW: POSSE conversation - SIGCSE panel/workshop and preparation for such

2010-09-03 Thread Sabin, Mihaela
Excellent initiative. Thank you, Matt. Mihaela -Original Message- From: tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org [mailto:tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Jadud Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 2:05 PM To: Mel Chua Cc: TOS Subject: Re: [TOS] POSSE conversation - SIGCSE

Re: [TOS] Anyone going to FIE?

2010-09-03 Thread Mel Chua
On 07/16/2010 09:03 PM, Matthew M. Burke wrote: > Mel Chua wrote: >> I know a number of us are going to FIE >> (http://fie-conference.org/fie2010/) this October, and thought it >> might be a good chance to get together, possibly have a TOS dinner >> meetup at some point. > Since I'm on your panel,

Re: [TOS] POSSE conversation - SIGCSE panel/workshop and preparation for such

2010-09-03 Thread Matthew Jadud
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 13:47, Mel Chua wrote: > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/teachingopensource/2010-09-02/posse-prototyping.2010-09-02-18.58.html Ah. Thanks for the prompt, Mel... I'm going to be drafting a panel discussion proposal. At OSCON I had a conversation with Heidi E. and Greg H. a

[TOS] POSSE conversation - SIGCSE panel/workshop and preparation for such

2010-09-03 Thread Mel Chua
Matt Jadud and I had a long conversation about next-steps for POSSE yesterday - how to make it more raptor-proof (articulating better how people other than Mel can make a POSSE happen) and looking at SIGCSE as a date milestone to get (Northern Hemisphere) Summer 2011 POSSE infrastructure in pla