So, why not focus the discussion on the URL (segment)?
Maybe it will be helpful on our path towards solving the name
issue?
Well, I suggested that just as Photon, the product version indicator
in the splash screen, is replaced by YYYY-MM, so too photon, the
version indicator in the URL, is replaced by YYYY-MM. In both cases
a brand is replaced by something informative, i.e., something that
is merely a version indicator and not a brand.
I'm not objecting to the informative number in URLs, splash screen, etc.
My concern was the hijack of a global, nice, dominant URL that maybe useful for other outside the SimRel, too. But I'm fine leaving that untouched for now.
So we have:
splash screen: "Photon" -> number ==> ok
url: "Photon" -> number ==> ok
name: "Photon" -> number ==> not sufficient (based on branding guidelines)
So what do we do with the name?
Propsals so far:
- SimRel
- IDE
- Desktop IDE
- DevTools
- Photon
What is your vote for the name then?
A side note to URLs. My viewpoint is pretty radical here - if I'm changing something - and we are to some extend - I'd like to make the proper change. Just because something came first doesn't mean it's guaranteed to stay forever. There is redirect functionality for legacy urls. There are ways to phase out old urls and introduce new/better ones. For some odd reason, I do believe that a nice url is part of your brand because it's part of your identity. I'd like to see
ide.eclipse.org become the identity for the IDE and the release train. But yeah, maybe it's too much change.
-Gunnar