[OSGeo-Conf] name of the game (conference-cee)

[Jachym Cepicky]

One paragraph just caught my eye, in your links, Venka writes:

"""
We do hope, however that there will be no
restrictions is made on the free usage of
the FOSS4G acronym for the legitimate purpose of
promoting Free and Open Source Software for
Geoinformatics.
"""

+1 for FOSS4G-[region]

Jachym

On 5.10.2011 19:00, Daniel P. Ames wrote:
> Actually, as it turns out, "FOSS4G" is not a registered trademark in the
> U.S. However, I think it could be defended as such through the principle of
> common usage. In any case, the naming options for local conferences are
> essentially:
>
> FOSS4G-[region] {Regional Conference?}
> OSGeo [region] Regional Meeting
> [Organization XXX] Conference
>
> Personally, I like the idea of "FOSS4G-[region] Regional Conference".
>
> Of course the Japanese event is called FOSS4G (
> http://arnulf.us/FOSS4G_2009_Tokyo)
>
> Most importantly though, when the FOSS4G.org domain was provided to OSGeo,
> there were agreements in place about not restricting the use of the term:
>
> http://lists.osgeo.org/**pipermail/conference_dev/2007-**October/000405.html<http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2007-October/000405.html>
> http://lists.osgeo.org/**pipermail/conference_dev/2007-**October/000394.html<http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2007-October/000394.html>
> http://lists.osgeo.org/**pipermail/conference_dev/2006-**October/000035.html<http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-October/000035.html>
> http://lists.osgeo.org/**pipermail/conference_dev/2006-**October/000096.html<http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-October/000096.html>
>
> - Dan
>
> --------------------------
> Daniel P. Ames, Ph.D. PE
> Associate Professor, Geosciences
> Idaho State University - Idaho Falls
> dan.ames at isu.edu
> geology.isu.edu
> www.mapwindow.org
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Jachym Cepicky<jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> quoting Jeff's remark to the mailing-list ticket [1]:
>>
>>> - I think naming the list 'conference-cee' is a good idea
>>> - as for any link to the "FOSS4G" name: this needs to be debated through
>>>   the Conference Committee (my personal views is that I am all for
>>> local...for example European or North American...events happening
>>> annually...but I am against the use of the "FOSS4G" name, as it is
>>> associated with the annual event (and I don't want to dilute/affect this
>>> annual event, that we have all worked so hard on through the years to
>> make
>>> it what it is today).
>>
>> This is a question, which was raised already at FOSS4G (Denver). Whether
>> and under which conditions "we" could use the FOSS4G trademark.
>>
>> I'm just raising the question here, no matter which result the discussion
>> will have. We just need things to be clarified.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jachym
>>
>> [1] http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/**ticket/814#comment:1<http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/814#comment:1>
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