Take suggestions and put up a vote in the forums. 2009/8/15 José Tomás Atria <jtat...@gmail.com>
> I just wanted to chip in with a +1 to Matthew. I was (am?) one of the > more vocal critics of the name decision, and stated my position in > very strong terms above (something i later apologised for), but I too > think that the whole point of the bug report was to submit the issue > to the sanction of the community council. Since the CC discussed it > and reached a solution, even one that i personally don't agree with, i > think the bug report should be closed. > > You can't win 'em all, and i think that community is very much about > accepting things even when they don't go your way. > > just my two cents... > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Paul Sladen<ubu...@paul.sladen.org> > wrote: > > Matthew: Indeed, if you (as one of the proponents of the issue) are > > willing and comfortable with closing the bug now, then I would recommend > > doing so---it would solve an impasse in the way that corporate closure > > cannot; and the item can finally be removed from the CC agenda. > > > > -- > > "Ubuntu One" name creates confusion > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375345 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > > > > -- > entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem > > -- > "Ubuntu One" name creates confusion > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375345 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubunet: Incomplete > Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > The usage of the word Ubuntu in the context of "Ubuntu One" is inconsistent > with the Trademark Policy outlined at > http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy > > Specifically of note are the following: > > "The objective of the Ubuntu trademark policy is to encourage widespread > use of the Ubuntu trademarks by the Ubuntu community while controlling that > use in order to avoid confusion on the part of Ubuntu users and the general > public, to maintain the value of the image and reputation of the trademarks > and to protect them from inappropriate or unauthorised use." > The danger of confusion among users and the general public about whether > this new service is part of or associated with Ubuntu is extremely high. > > "there is no commercial intent behind the use" > The service has clear and stated commercial intent. > > "what you are referring to is in fact Ubuntu. If someone is confused into > thinking that what isn't Ubuntu is in fact Ubuntu, you are probably doing > something wrong" > The service is not Ubuntu and has no association with Ubuntu as a product > or community. It merely runs on and works with Ubuntu, on equal footing > with other applications like Apache, Firefox, or an Ubuntu user's blog. > > "there is no suggestion (through words or appearance) that your project is > approved, sponsored, or affiliated with Ubuntu or its related projects > unless it actually has been approved by and is accountable to the Ubuntu > Community Council" > I am not aware of any such approval or even discussion by the Community > Council at this time. > > "If you are producing new software which is intended for use with or on > Ubuntu, you may use the Trademark in a way which indicates the intent of > your product. For example, if you are developing a system management tool > for Ubuntu, acceptable project titles would be "System Management for > Ubuntu" or "Ubuntu Based Systems Management". We would strongly discourage, > and likely would consider to be problematic, a name such as UbuntuMan, > Ubuntu Management, ManBuntu, etc. Furthermore, you may not use the > Trademarks in a way which implies an endorsement where that doesn't exist, > or which attempts to unfairly or confusingly capitalise on the goodwill or > brand of the project." > The service clearly falls under the latter list of examples similar to > UbuntuMan, and as such is named unacceptably. Furthermore it appears to be > attempting to capitalize on the brand, which is similarly explicitly > prohibited. > > > Proposed fix: > Rename the service to not include the words "UBUNTU, KUBUNTU, EDUBUNTU, and > XUBUNTU" nor "any mark ending with the letters UBUNTU or BUNTU", or in an > acceptably non-ambiguous manner such as "Cloud Storage Solution for Ubuntu". > -- "Ubuntu One" name creates confusion https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375345 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
