MapServer Foundation - Open Letter

[Abe Gillespie]

Hurray, four votes for raptor!

Might we go ahead and make this an official process by putting up a
poll somewhere as suggested previously?  We can include what has
already been suggested here and other options like "no new name" and
"other".  Where, if "other" wins, we'd have to go into double over
time with another poll.  :)

-Abe

On 11/28/05, Jeff Hoffmann <jeff at propertykey.com> wrote:
> Steve Lime wrote:
> > The name is not a done deal, merely a suggestion that some of the developer
> > types came up with. We need a way to differentiate the UMN MapServer that
> > does not imply legacy (e.g. MapServer Classic) since UMN MapServer is not
> > going anywhere. The idea behind cheetah was that it represents speed and
> > agility. Certainly other animals, plants, insects or objects might do a better
> > job (and result in a better logo). Fire away...
>
> If I got a vote, I'd vote for some kind of raptor, myself.  The obvious
> things are there with their soaring/surveying lifestyle (like others
> mentioned), but it also seems like an appropriate nod to the legacy of
> development at UMN.  For one thing, there's a Raptor Center at the UMN
> (http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu).  Also, I can't say I've ever seen a
> cheetah roaming around the Twin Cities, but I see quite a few hawks and,
> every once in a while, a bald eagle or two.
>
> --
> Jeff Hoffmann
> jeff at propertykey.com
>