From owner-freebsd-advocacy Thu Nov 5 12:12:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA24682 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:12:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from o-o.org (o-o.org [207.252.201.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA24672 for ; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:12:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from licia@o-o.org) Received: from localhost (root@localhost) by o-o.org (8.8.8/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA16147 for ; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:11:57 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:11:57 -0600 (CST) From: Licia To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Branding project names In-Reply-To: <3641FE03.7AA4A278@softweyr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Wes Peters wrote: > This message is the start of the thread collecting suggestions for names > for the FreeBSD branding programs. Please respond ONLY TO THE ADVOCACY > mailing list, adding your suggested names. When the responses drop off, > I'll collect the names into a coherent list and call for a vote via the > mailing list. > > Thanks for your participation. Please don't cc me on your replies! > > 1) Designed for FreeBSD > Pure FreeBSD > 100% FreeBSD > I am personally not comfortable with any of these three. (speaking as a programmer who is interested in 'certifying' some of her software as it's released). These current names seem to imply things that may not be true, and would cause me to think twice before applying the label if my software were designed for native release on multiple os's. Something like FreeBSD Native, Native FreeBSD, or FreeBSD Compatible would pose fewer quandries in the decision to certify. > 2) Works with FreeBSD > Works in FreeBSD > Works on FreeBSD > FreeBSD Compatible > Great with FreeBSD (less filling! ;^) > In this category, I prefer either FreeBSD Compatible, FreeBSD Adaptable or Works on FreeBSD. > -- > Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket? > > Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061 > Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com > [ licia@o-o.org ] [ http://www.o-o.org/ ] [ IrcNick : Licia ] [ A happy user of FreeBSD : http://www.freebsd.org/ ] [ Why crawl through windows when you can walk through a door? ] [ This user boycotts all Microsoft products and services ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message