Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 02:28:58 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD commercial support <supporters@nanyang-computer.com> Subject: Re: New name? Message-ID: <199804130928.CAA03504@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 13 Apr 1998 13:21:46 %2B0930." <19980413132146.H28708@freebie.lemis.com>
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>On Sun, 12 April 1998 at 21:13:20 -0600, Brett Glass wrote: >> I think that, a substantial number of messages ago, someone messages >> the possibility of a name change that made FreeBSD sound less "cheap." >> What sort of image would a new name project? Perhaps an aura of >> quality -- such as "BSD Professional?" (This would also suggest that >> professionals support it. > >This was one of the names I suggested on the -supporters group. Well, >BSD Pro. Yes, on that list we agree that the "Free" in the name is a >disadvantage when "selling" into a corporate environment. > >Other names that were mentioned are "BSD Gold" and "BSD 2000". All of these would violate BSDI's trademark. I think I can say with some certainty that we will never change the name away from FreeBSD. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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