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Re: [ee4j-pmc] Naming the specifications
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 at 10:59, Steve Millidge (Payara) <steve.millidge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Happy to help manage the process.

 

Point 2 below – we need to all agree some specified criteria that must be met.

I for one would also like something that lends itself to a striking pictorial logo design. Ideally a single noun or proper noun e.g. Foo or 1 adjective and 1 noun e.g. Big Foo; Small Foo; Red Foo; Foo Fighters! Avoiding acronyms.

 

Some contingency planning on what happens if all suggested names do not lend themselves to effective distinctive branding would also be useful.

 

I also think we need a definitive statement, while outlining the selection criteria, that the use of “Java” in the name is not allowed and the reasons why otherwise there will be a lot of debate in the community on why including it is best. While I’m happy to take the flack as a member of the PMC it would be helpful to state that it is out of our hands with clear legal reasons. I am assuming therefore that the Eclipse Foundation has requested licensing the Java trademark for this specific purpose and this has been refused or is not commercially viable.

 

Steve

 

 

From: ee4j-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ee4j-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Beaton
Sent: 13 November 2017 21:43
To: ee4j-pmc@xxxxxxxxxxx


Subject: [ee4j-pmc] Naming the specifications

 

Greetings EE4J PMC Members!

 

We need a new brand name for the set of specifications that implemented by open source projects that fall under the Eclipse EE4J top level project. Much like the OpenJDK project implements the Java SE Platform specification, the EE4J projects will provide implementations of a set of specifications that we today call Java EE: we (the EE4J community) need a brand name for this set of specifications. This brand name will also act the certification mark that can be used by implementations which are compatible with those specifications. 

 

With this in mind, we (the Eclipse Foundation) need the EE4J PMC to manage the process that we will initiate. We will be posting more details to describe the process and constraints shortly.

 

At a high level, the process will be as follows:

  1. Members of the community will be invited to enter their nominations (we'll open a channel for this soon);
  2. At the end of the nomination period, the names suggested by the community will be reviewed by the PMC, who will identify those names which meet the specified criteria; 
  3. That subset of names will put to a community vote using the CIVS system (this will provide a ranked set of choices); and
  4. The results of the vote will be delivered to the Executive Director of the Eclipse Management Organization who will engage in the required legal and trademark searches to ensure that the names are available for use;

Note that the name that is selected by this process must pass legal and other trademark searches to ensure that the names are available for use. As a result, it is possible that the favoured selection will not be the ultimate choice. The final decision will be made by the EMO Executive Director (“EMO(ED)”) in consultation with the PMC.

 

Please voice your concerns.

 

Thanks!


Wayne

 

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Wayne Beaton

Director of Open Source Projects

The Eclipse Foundation

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