[SoaS] updating the draft decision panel report

[Caryl Bigenho]

Hi...



It's sort of like root beer... 



You can buy A&W or Barq's or other private labels... or make your own. It is still "root beer."



Sugar on a Stick is really exactly what it says, Sugar running on a usb
stick. It is a very descriptive label.  To call other distributions of
Sugar on a usb stick something else would be confusing. However,
calling it say, "Blueberry Sugar on a Stick by Sugar Labs" or "Orange
Sugar on a Stick by Skunk Works" would distinguish the developer and
variety without being confusing and still tell folks what it is.  



Then they could tell one another... "get the Blueberry by SugarLabs, it's much better than Skunk Works' Orange."



Remember your, generally, technologically  innocent (not all of them) intended end user.



Caryl
 



> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:31:33 +0000
> From: martin at martindengler.com
> To: cbigenho at hotmail.com
> CC: dmc.sugar at filteredperception.org; tabitha at hrdnz.com; soas at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [SoaS] updating the draft decision panel report
> 
> On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 11:08:22PM -0800, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> 
> I'm having trouble squaring this with your earlier
> statement[1]. Aren't you saying both:
> 
> > > [let's allow lots of "Sugar On A Stick" products]
> 
> and[2]:
> 
> > [too many names are confusing]
> 
> Please can you explain how to reconcile both [1] and [2].
> 
> > Caryl
> 
> Martin
> 
> 1.
> > > Hi... I guess I've become the minority.  I still believe that the
> > > name "Sugar On A Stick" should be allowed for all distributions of
> > > Sugar on a usb stick or even a live CD.  Sugar Labs can control
> > > and identify their special builds in a special way... "SoaS by
> > > SugarLabs" or whatever, but the term has already become so generic
> > > that trying to make it exclusive at this point seems to be a waste
> > > of time and energy.
> 
> 2. 
> > Having many different names for different versions of Sugar on a usb
> > stick will only confuse them.
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