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Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Question about theBranding requirement for Galileo

Thomas,

Are you seriously suggesting that we come up with a better name than EMF?  We've been using for the last seven years...

The reason we can't task all projects to come up with a good name is because "good' is subjective.  Who shall judge what is "good"?   Should we create a committee of "goodness" to oversee the rebranding of the deviant Eclipse projects?

I can assure you that I'm rather fond of EMF and that I do not intend to change it.  It's on our latest book.  It's perhaps it's even more recognizable than Electro Magnetic Frequency or Enhanced Metafile.

I suppose I'd better stop ranting now.   It's not like I actually disagree with you...

Cheers,
Ed


Thomas Hallgren wrote:
I like the second alternative better and would go even furhter and skip the abbreviations. Use:

Eclipse - Platform
Eclipse - Java Development Tools
Eclipse - Plugin Development Environment
Eclipse - Model Framework Technology

We have a constantly increasing number of acronyms. GEF, EMF, PDE, JDT, ECF, CDT, P2, STP, DTP, PTP, DSDP, GMT, M2M, to name just a few. Some starts with an E to denote Eclipse, others don't. Personally, I find it harder and harder to remember what they all stand for. What do they add to the mix aside from added confusion? If branding is an issue, why not task all projects to come up with a good name? Mylyn, Subversive, Babel, Dash, Orbit, Higgins, AspectJ, Tigerstripe, etc. I find them much easier to remember.

Regards,
Thomas Hallgren

Mik Kersten wrote:

Yup, that one is always a challenge.  Seems like in this case we can punt on it and say that projects should follow what shows up in the metadata listing, but avoid having the term “Eclipse” show up twice.  This affects both Eclipse Project projects and those like EMFT.  That would imply:

·         Eclipse Project – Platform

·         Eclipse Project – Java Development Tools (JDT)

·         Eclipse Project – Plugin Development Environment (PDE)

·         Eclipse EMF – Model Framework Technology (EMFT)

·         Eclipse RT – Eclipse Communications Framework (ECF)

 

Alternatively with the Eclipse Project we could take the example of the special package naming, making the projects show up as:

·         Eclipse – Platform

·         Eclipse – Java Development Tools (JDT)

·         Eclipse EMF – Model Framework Technology (EMFT)

·        

 

Mik



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