Re: [tdf-discuss] [GENERAL] New name

["Charles-H. Schulz" <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>]

Folks,

Let me clear so that we can move on: Unless Oracle gives us the trademark o
f
OpenOffice.org, we're using LibreOffice, and some people love it, some
people hate it, but as a matter of fact, we're not changing it anymore, so
it's useless to request a change.

Thanks,

Charles.

2010/10/3 Alexandro Colorado <jza@openoffice.org>

> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Mirek M. <mazelm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 2010/10/3 Graham Lauder <yorick_@openoffice.org>
> >
> > > On Sunday 03 Oct 2010 20:55:11 Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 19:21 +1300, Graham Lauder wrote:
> > > > > Antonio,
> > > > > You in fact wear the best argument for a unique name in your sig.
> >  Who
> > > is
> > > > > arguably the most successful Open Source company:  Red Hat
> > > > >
> > > > > What in gods name does a Red Hat have to do with software other t
ha
> n
> > > give
> > > > > them a really cool logo.
> > > > >
> > > > > This discussion is indicative, much of marketing is about creatin
g
> > > buzz.
> > > > > I would like a name that leads to a logo that is sexy enough for
> > people
> > > > > to use as a desktop background, Redhat does and Fedora and Firefo
x.
> >  I
> > > > > was looking at the "LibO" abbreviation and the thing that I sudde
nl
> y
> > > saw
> > > > > was LbD, or LBD which is abrreviation for "Little Black Dress",
> > > suddenly
> > > > > I see a very cool logo and marketing campaign and a buzz.  One gr
ea
> t
> > > > > thing is that LBD is cool to both men and women, both groups tend
 t
> o
> > > > > like the way they look.
> > > > >
> > > > > What has it to do with Office suites? About the same amount that
> > > Computer
> > > > > Operating systems have to do with Hats.
> > > > >
> > > > > But dang what a buzz it would cause:  An office suite that was se
xy
> ,
> > > now
> > > > > THAT would be cool to market.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > GL
> > > >
> > > > Graham, you & I think alike! But I should have thought of Red Hat w
he
> n
> > I
> > > > was hurling out examples. And... Hmmm.... a sexy office suite? I'm
su
> re
> > > > someone could manage that, without it being also sexist.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Jean
> > >
> > > A name that sounds like a Latin Dance, Salsa, or Tango Both open sour
ce
> > > projects already unfortunately
> > >
> > > Red Hat is cool because it engenders an emotional response.  Red and
> > black
> > > is
> > > sophisticated, the logo is a hat with a rakish tilt on it, hiding the
> > > wearers
> > > eyes, it makes the viewer curious, wanting to find out more.  It evok
es
>  a
> > > whole Film Noir feel to it as well, as though that's Bogart hiding un
de
> r
> > > there... (with Bacall on his arm in an LBD  ok ok not going there..
;)
>  )
> > >
> > > Obviously these are not things that people actually think, I'm just
> > trying
> > > to
> > > allow people access to the emotional response
> > >
> > > It works on many levels but it is emotional before it is informative,
> > which
> > > is
> > > as a logo and branding should be.
> > >
> > > I like Latin dance sounding names, they're emotional, sound cool off
th
> e
> > > tongue and they're sexy.... But not sexist!  :D
> > >
> >
> > I was thinking more along the lines of something breezy, simple, short,
 a
> nd
> > refreshing, to contrast with the depressing and dull connotations of
> > "Office" and "iWork".
> > I've been trying to brainstorm different names. I was thinking that I
> > associate "refreshing" with cool water or lemonade with ice, a straw an
d
> an
> > umbrella/sunshade. "Pulp" sounds nice and quick, but it's quite overuse
d.
> > Maybe something similar? (I really like the feeling one-syllable words
> > invoke: they sound simple.)
> >
>
> I am sorry Pulp sound like an insult to a non-english speaker. If you are
> talking phonetics I wouldnt go with pulp. Actually phonetically sounds to
o
> close to porn.
>
>
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > GL
> > >
> > > --
> > > Graham Lauder,
> > > OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ
> > > http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html
> > >
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> > >
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> > > (International Grades in Open Technologies)
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