MapServer Foundation - Open Letter

[Ed McNierney]

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).
> > >
> >
>