[OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G

[David Bianco]

Paul's 2006 link seems to show a split between foss4g and osgeo, as
well.

+1 for changing to "OSGeo Conference".   Call it what it is.   

because 7 ate 9,
Dave

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015, at 15:08, Barry Rowlingson wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Paragon Corporation <lr at pcorp.us> wrote:
> > We really should have just gone with GeoBonkers' Meeting back then. It
> > speaks to me on so many levels.
> 
>  I'm not sure we want bonking at OSGeo events...
> 
> > In all seriousness though, I think changing the name now that everyone has
> > gotten used to it and knows what it means is not a good use of anybody's
> > time.
> 
>  You've missed my point by saying "everyone has gotten used to it".
> Really, "everyone"? This is an introverted point of view of the OSGeo
> community. Yes, you and I and everyone *on this mailing list* knows
> the difference and the relationship between OSGeo and FOSS4G. But
> there are people out there in geospatial who don't know either. They
> are the people we have to reach out to. And its those people to whom I
> hypothesise that "OSGeo" is a better branding than "FOSS4G". But I'm
> not sure the effort to verify this hypothesis (surveys, focus groups)
> is worth it. But my intuition is that it is.
> 
>  The pattern of calling the annual conference of organisation Foo,
> "The Foo Conference" is quite well established in many fields.
> 
> > OSGEO is the Go To for all your FOSS4G needs.
> 
> As they say, "GoTo Considered Harmful"...
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Regina
> >
> >
> >
> > From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> > [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 3:45 PM
> > To: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> > Cc: osgeo-discuss <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Renaming FOSS4G
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6 Oct 2015 18:28, "Paul Ramsey" <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Barry Rowlingson
> >> <b.rowlingson at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:
> >> > Okay, this is probably sticking a match under a pile of dry wood but
> >> > here goes...
> >> >
> >> > Can we rename The FOSS4G Conference to The OSGeo Conference?
> >>
> >> Get off my lawn.
> >>
> >>
> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/conference_dev/2006-September/000030.html
> >
> > The decade passed makes it to late, init?
> > Mateusz Łoskot
> > (Sent from mobile)
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