I honestly didn't think the use of the name in this context was an
abuse.
I don't think it is abuse -- he is a historical figure and he died
over 100 years ago, so there is no real fear of being sued for it.
I just think it is wrong.
Roy
Aaron Bannert wrote:
The Geronimo folks are talking about making logos and there seems to
be a desire to have official signoff on the name. Please vote on one
of the following choices:
[X] - Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name.
[ ] - Punt the decision to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ ] - D
On Nov 29, 2003, at 2:20 PM, Henri Yandell wrote:
On 29 Nov 2003, Jason van Zyl wrote:
It's not like it's "Geronimo: the society of baby seal clubbers" or
something nasty like that. It's a piece of free software that gives
people some choice and it uses the name of a native indian hero. So
som
"Depot"
On Nov 24, 2003, at 4:41 PM, Roy T. Fielding wrote:
-1: Repo is an American colloquialism that is short for "Repossession",
which is not something you want in a distribution tool. You need
to find a neutral name.
Roy
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On Nov 24, 2003, at 5:29 PM, Adam R. B. Jack wrote:
-1: Repo is an American colloquialism that is short for
"Repossession",
which is not something you want in a distribution tool. You need
to find a neutral name.
Ok, let's put the name as a "to be determined".
"Geronimo" might be free
Rich Bowen wrote:
The fact of the matter is that, in the USA, any mention of any minority
(aka non-white) historical figure or group of people, by persons not in
that group, is guaranteed to cause someone to be offended.
I must admit that it is totally beyond my understanding how one can waste so
Jochen Wiedmann wrote:
> I must admit that it is totally beyond my understanding how one
> can waste so much thoughts on the *possibility* of offending
> someone with something
Welcome to the wonderful world of Political Correctness. There are plenty
of cases of political correctness that are the
Thanks for the heads up, Fitz, and for the opportunity
to voice our opinions, Aaron.
IMO, I'd love to:
[X ]- Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name.
...as it's already garnered significant press and
public attention already under this name. Let's keep
our brands consistent.
Cheers,
Sal
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 05:04:52PM +0100, Jochen Wiedmann wrote:
>
> Rich Bowen wrote:
>
> >The fact of the matter is that, in the USA, any mention of any minority
> >(aka non-white) historical figure or group of people, by persons not in
> >that group, is guaranteed to cause someone to be offend
Noel J. Bergman wrote:
It should be left up to the project unless Geronimo is truly deemed
inappropriate.
The developers may wish to avoid the whole issue by renaming the
codebase to something else but not be forced out of the name
because it's perceived to be controversial by some.
Unle
Aaron Bannert wrote:
[ -0 ] - Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name.
[ -0 ] - Punt the decision to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ -1 ] - Disallow "Geronimo" but allow the committers to come up with any
other name they want (barring anything inappropriate).
I don't like multiple-choice votes
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 08:53:55PM +0100, Leo Simons wrote:
> Aaron Bannert wrote:
>
> > [ -0 ] - Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name.
> > [ -0 ] - Punt the decision to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [ -1 ] - Disallow "Geronimo" but allow the committers to come up with any
> > other name th
The project was initiated on condition that the name would be
reconsidered prior to becoming a TLP. I don't really care at this
point, except to note that if we do get an objection regarding the
name from folks who have a right to object, then the project will
have to change its name and everyone
Aaron Bannert wrote:
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 08:53:55PM +0100, Leo Simons wrote:
Aaron Bannert wrote:
[ -0 ] - Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name.
[ -0 ] - Punt the decision to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[ -1 ] - Disallow "Geronimo" but allow the committers to come up with any
other nam
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:
"Depot"
+1
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Stephen McConnell wrote:
Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:
"Depot"
+1
+1 I like it. The sense of gathering and movement. with a Industrial
feel. Nice.
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Leo Simons wrote:
And how is this not a community decision?
IMV, the community has decided, and making a different
decision now would be overruling that decision by the pmc.
Which is valid, of course, but I don't have to like it :D
+1
Stefano recently used the term bureaucracy to describe aspects
> 1) The incubator PMC is acquiring new PMC members, and will
> asymptotically aproach the list of all ASF committers who
> are involved in any way with any aspect of growth or
> regeneration of code bases. In short, it will become the
> epitame of an uber umbrella PMC.
As you are aware, we are d
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Noel J. Bergman wrote:
> Personally, I view Political Correctness as being closer to Orwellian
> thought control than a sincere attempt to instill appreciation for, and
> tolerance of, diversity.
And I think "Political Correctness" is a term invented by the right to
pretend th
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