On 20/09/2019 14.11, Adam Spiers wrote:
Knurpht-openSUSE
wrote:
Thanks for your input. Most pros and cons have been mentioned in earlier threads here
To save others the effort of finding these earlier threads:
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2019-06/msg00001.html
Thanks.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't have time to closely follow them as they arose, but with the imminent vote, now is a good time to go back and catch up on the arguments for and against.
Personally I agree with many others that while a fresh logo might be of benefit, changing the brand away from the well-loved and trusted "openSUSE" and geeko would be chucking away something very valuable and a big mistake. Similarly with the "green-ness". People are inherently tribal and often feel strong loyalty to certain colours / emblems etc.
I appreciate that getting rid of "SUSE" from the name might make certain issues around trademarking etc. easier, and that that might free up some of the board's time to work on other valuable stuff, but I'm really worried about the risk of the project fading away into oblivion as a result.
This is an important reason, trademarks, accepting donations directly, etc.
Trying to sever the visible links with SUSE gives a worryingly familiar "binding the hand that feeds you" feeling to me, just like what my idiotic government is currently trying to do with the EU :-( The relationship with SUSE has been mutually beneficial for many, *many* years. I'd much prefer we continue to embrace that, working with SUSE to smoothen processes around trademarks etc. where needed, rather than just cutting the ties and sending a loudly misleading message to the whole world. I can already imagine the headlines misinterpreting it... "openSUSE votes to break free from tyranny of its commercial master" :-(
I think the same, more or less. Maybe SUSE could agree to "lease" or "leave" the openSUSE trademark to openSUSE instead. Some kind of agreement. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.0 x86_64 at Telcontar)