Gesendet:
Dienstag, 04. Juni 2019 um 00:38 Uhr
Von: "Simon Lees" <sflees(a)suse.de>
An: opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org
Betreff: Re: [opensuse-project] Project name and logo discussion
On 04/06/2019 02:09, Robert Schweikert wrote:
Hi,
On 6/3/19 10:17 AM, Richard Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 at 15:55, Robert Schweikert
<rjschwei(a)suse.com>
wrote:
>
>> So the underlying question, and with that back to my intro. Is
there a
>> statement by the board or others as to
the underlying reasons
why a
>> foundation is being pursuit (again)? And
why now?
>
> The Board is working on a briefing document to explain such
things,
> but the need for us all to rest a bit after
the exhausting Board
> Meeting/oSC combination has meant that this discussion has leapt
onto
> these lists before that document has been
finalised.
>
> The Board will produce this document as soon as it can; in my
case, I
> do need to spend a few work days on my
regular work, so I cant
promise
> exactly when I'll be able to contribute
much to that drafting
effort.
>
> Meanwhile though, thanks to the amazing work of the Video team,
there
> is a solid recording of the discussion the
Board started on this
topic
> at oSC
>
>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUZmc4CXzFQ&t=1s
>
> It does a good job of explaining why a Foundation is being
pursued and
in what
form.
Thanks for the link.
>
> In a few short bulletpoints for those who cant be bothered to
watch
> the video.
>
> - The Primary motivation is to enable the openSUSE Project to be
able
> to receive, spend, and sign it's own
contracts/sponsorships/money
> - This should be _in addition to_, not _in replacement of_ the
> exceptionally positive and good working relationship openSUSE
has with
> SUSE
> - Both the Board and SUSE are keen on using this opportunity to
> codify the nature of that close working relationship into the
> by-laws/charter of the Foundation (likely to be a German
Stiftung)
> - I personally refer to this effort and
openSUSE seeking "less
> dependence" on SUSE, not "independence"
>
> Hopefully you can see how the above tenants have learned the
lessons
> of previous efforts and I would describe this
current effort as
the
> most amicable, mutually respectful, and
uniquely
"openSUSE/SUSEian",
> with the vast majority so far seeming to
agree with the broad
strokes
of the
topic.
With this as goals I think sticking with the existing name and
branding
would properly continue to express the
relationship and the
trademark
issues should be able to be overcome in a way
that reaches a
workable
level without being a burden on everyone.
Yes I think this is the important point, if there is widespread
support
for a change of name now is the right time to have that discussion
but
at the same time no one is saying that we need to or really should
change the name in order to make the foundation proposal work.
We should think about what would happen, if we were change the
community name and what exists.
If we change to the suggested chameleon foundation, we can mixed up
with the Gecko Linux (which is based on us).
We should watch all these risks and what can happen with such a
change.