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Dimitris Glezos wrote:
Well, merging Core and Extras doesn't necessarily mean we should
change the name
of our distribution. I suggest for us to consider the cost in changing the name.
The name "Fedora Core" has established a reputation as "The distribution the Fedora Project produces". If we completely discontinue the "Core" product as such, then there is no conflict in keeping that name for our distribution. It will simply have a new meaning. Besides, that's what the conscious is: we are opening up Core; we are not substituting it with something new. We are just changing the build processes and mechanisms.
I think Dimitris is absolutely correct. There is a high cost with 'rebranding'. Sometimes rebranding is necessary, but I am not convinced that our 'internal process' change (admittedly visible to anyone) is cause enough to justify rebranding or the immense effort people would have to go through to communicate that to the end user nothing has changed, it's merely a process change.
Since Gregdek has said that it can't be only 'Fedora' or 'Fedora Linux' and has also stated that '"The Fedora Project" is the umbrella for everything that Fedora does.' I think Fedora Core is a very apt (thought I suppose I should say yummy instead) name, as producing a distribution/collection of packages is the CORE or central focus of 'The Fedora Project' .
David Nalley
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David Nalley