[Live-demo] Live DVD - next steps

[Mark Leslie]

My issue with this name is that geofoss is already in user describing 
the free and open source geospatial software.  While that is certainly 
the arena we're playing in, I don't think we should be grabbing a 
categorical identifier as our project name.  It does say geographic, it 
does say open source, but it doesn't really say anything about the 
project.  Similarly for foss4g derived names.  I don't think we should 
involk the OSGeo, as we are not an official OSGeo project (yet), nor are 
we constraining the software to that under the OSGeo umbrella.
I admit that I choose the name Arramagong mostly for the novelty of it, 
but if the alternative is to have a vague name such as geofoss (sorry to 
pick on Cameron) that actually says nothing about the project, we may as 
well have a name that's meaningless enough to discourage pointless 
guessing at the meaning and doesn't annex an existing term or draw 
associations where there may not be.

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Mark

Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Lorenzo, you have probably read further down your email thread by now 
> and seen others have made similar comments.
> Would http://geofoss.org work?
>
> Says "geographic" + "open source"
> Doesn't tie us to a DVD or CD
> Doesn't tie us to "Live" so we can include windows installers as well.
>
> Lorenzo Becchi wrote:
>> Cameron, shouldn't this project have a more international name?
>>
>> I support Hamish idea that the name should be at least partially 
>> describing what the thing do.
>> ex: TileCache does Tile Caching (this works perfectly),  
>> FeatureServer (serves features)...
>> I hope that soon we'll have the support from Live USB, virtual 
>> applications ecc. to do live stuff. this is why I don't support the 
>> word "DVD" or "CD" in the name of the project.
>>
>> ciao
>> lorenzo
>>
>>
>>  
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: cameron.shorter at gmail.com
>>> To: live-demo at lists.osgeo.org
>>> Data: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:34:17 +1100
>>> Subject: [Live-demo] Live DVD - next steps
>>>     
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>>  
>>> I'm excited to announced that LISAsoft has  managed to get part
>>> sponsorship to do another print run of the LiveDVD. We will hand them
>>> out in a couple of weeks in four Australian cities during a Geospatial
>>> Open Source workshop roadshow, and also a Geospatial conference.
>>>
>>> In preparation for the print run, we at LISAsoft have been busy
>>> polishing the existing DVD, improving usability and graphical
>>> presentation (to give it a more professional look).
>>>
>>> In particular, we are starting to put infrastructure in place to make
>>> the Live DVD a stand alone Open Source project, the first thing we are
>>> needing to get in place for our print run is a name, and suitable
>>> logo/mascot.
>>>
>>> Luckily we have lots of inspiration for for mascots here in Australia,
>>> and have picked a Wombat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat
>>> And a name for the project: "arramagong" which means "wombats run into
>>> holes".
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cameron Shorter
>>> Geospatial Systems Architect
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