MapServer Foundation - Open Letter

[Rick Levine]

The platypus rocks!  If there is an intelligent designer (cough) it shows
either a sense of humor or a need for rehab.  That said, uh, there is not
much mapping connection.

Rick

UMN MapServer Users List <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU> wrote on
11/28/2005 02:56:54 PM:

> Three comments:
>
> Pro MapServer: Mapguide is dead! now onwards to slay ArcIMS!
>
> Con MapServer: I for one welcome our new Autodesk overlords.
>
> As for the naming: I've always been fond of the platypus.
>
> Cheers,
> Ken Lord
> Vancouver BC
>
>
> On 11/28/05, Ed McNierney <ed at topozone.com> wrote:
> > Well, both DM Solutions and Autodesk issued press releases today that
> > will be widely reprinted and reported in the press.  Each stated that
> > MapServer "will be called/renamed MapServer Cheetah".  That's going to
> > cause confusion if that's not correct, and will be confusing to undo.
> > If the name's not a done deal, it shouldn't have been announced.
> >
> > At least in Autodesk's release the UMN MapServer package isn't
mentioned
> > until the sixth paragraph, so maybe it won't be noticed.
> >
> >        - Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]
On
> > Behalf Of Steve Lime
> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:38 PM
> > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open Letter
> >
> > 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...
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >>> Andy Canfield <andy.canfield at GMAIL.COM> 11/28/05 1:18 PM >>>
> > Do we get a say or is this already a done deal? From what I read on the
> > DM Solutions site it seems like this is pretty much a done deal.
> > If it's not I like "Osprey" as they have always been my favorite bird
of
> > prey and I like the raptor idea way better than the cheeta thing.
> >
> > On 11/28/05, Abe Gillespie <abe.gillespie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I like the raptor idea.  You got my vote Chip!
> > >
> > > See, this is how "community" is *supposed* to work.  :)
> > >
> > > -Abe
> > >
> > > On 11/28/05, Fawcett, David <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us> wrote:
> > > > The dolphin may be taken in the opensource world as well....
> > > >
> > > > http://www.mysql.com/
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: UMN MapServer Users List
> > > > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Sears, Jeremy
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:04 PM
> > > > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open
> > > > Letter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I concur.
> > > > How about a dolphin? They're fast, agile and intelligent. If TV has
> > > > taught us anything they are also friendly and fun to work with...
> > > > just like Mapserver.
> > > >
> > > > Jeremy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: UMN MapServer Users List
> > > > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]On
> > > > Behalf Of Abe Gillespie
> > > > Sent: November 28, 2005 1:55 PM
> > > > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Foundation - Open
> > > > Letter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Honestly, Cheetah?  Hasn't Apple already monopolized all the large
> > > > cat names?  Besides, there's an HTML server named Tomcat.
> > > >
> > > > Let's start our own naming cliche.
> > > >
> > > > -Abe
> > > >
> > > > On 11/28/05, Tyler Mitchell <tylermitchell at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > > > > Are there any graphics wizards out there who could doctor a
> > > > > > photo of
> > > >
> > > > > > a cheetah to look something like the cow in the attached jpeg?
> > > > > > (I'm told that's a moo-cator projection...)
> > > > >
> > > > > You guys are sorta twisted ;)  and I'm even worse because I'll
> > > > > probably
> > > > try something tonight :)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm really excited about the foundation developments.  I have
some
> >
> > > > > notes
> > > > online about all the possible things a foundation could do:
> > > > > http://ms.gis.umn.edu/community/foundation
> > > > >
> > > > > I look forward to your comments/feedback (but suggest it be moved
> > > > > over
> > > >
> > > > > to
> > > > the foundation mailing list instead).
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >