[Foundation] Clarifications On Name Change Proposal
Matt Tucker
matt at jivesoftware.com
Mon Jun 30 15:48:10 CDT 2003
Evan,
I'll try to answer your questions as one of the signers of the
letter/proposal:
> Will the current proposal go to a vote as it stands, no matter what,
> or are there chances to amend it before it goes up for a vote?
It's probably best to think of the letter and the proposal as two
separate things. If you read through the letter, you'll see that our
actual proposal is pretty narrow. It basically defines when the term
"Jabber" should not be used by the JSF and then calls for the creation
of a team to determine a new name. So, it's quite possible that you
might not agree with everything in our letter but would still agree with
the proposal terms. The letter is basically meant to get the discussion
going before the proposal is voted on.
> 1) If the proposal passes, what name will be used between July and
> October 2003?
As far as I know, we would continue to use Jabber Software Foundation
until an actual name change occured.
> 2) What happens if the Name Team's proposed new name(s) are rejected
> by membership in the (suggested) October vote? Does the Team go
> back to the drawing board, or does the name stay "Jabber"?
The way the voting works will be determined by the Team. I'd guess that
people would vote on what names they liked most so there would almost
for sure be a winning name at the end of the voting process.
> 3) Does the Name Team have the option to simply re-propose the name
> "Jabber"? Or to drop the name change project entirely, based on
> further study?
The first part of the proposal is essentially a referendum stating that
Jabber should not be used for the name of the organization or for names
of protocols that the JSF creates for branding (i.e., "Jabber IM 1.0
Basic"). If the membership agrees on this in principal, that would be
the mandate for forming the workgroup. The workgroup would then follow
that mandate to the best of its abilities.
> 4) Is the Name Team a JSF Work Team as described in section 8.3 of the
> bylaws? I just want to make sure of that.
Yep.
> 5) Who will study the (direct) costs to the JSF of changing the name?
> I believe there's probably corporate papers to file, etc. Is it up
> to the Name Team to do this estimate, or does this need to be done
> before the July 23rd vote?
This would be done by the team.
Regards,
Matt
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