dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) (05/12/89)
I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are they changing it to, and WHY?!? -- Dan Troxel @ Handwriting Research Corporation WK 1-602-957-8870 Camelback Corporate Center 2821 E. Camelback Road Suite 600 Phoenix, AZ 85016 ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!dan hrc!dan@asuvax.asu.edu
peter@ontmoh.UUCP (Peter Renzland) (05/12/89)
dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes: > I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are > they changing it to, and WHY?!? The change has been made. The new name is UNIFORUM. The reason is that most people have trouble making sense of a name like "/usr/group". Even Dan Troxel was unable to render the name correctly, and he's a Unix user. Not all of the directors, and certainly none of the advertisers of /usr/group/cdn know what the name is, let alone what it means. In fact, some of the /usr/group/cdn don't even know how to pronounce our name. I have seen about a dozen different corruptions of /usr/group/cdn in official publications, including User Group Canada /USR/GROUP/CDN usr/group/cdn Usr/Grp/Cdn /user/grp/cdn etc. Now, if only /usr/group (pardon me, UNIFORUM) would follow its charter, and then, if /usr/group/cdn would follow its charter, then we might have an association by the users, for the users. -- Peter Renzland @ Ontario Ministry of Health 416/964-9141 peter@ontmoh.UUCP /usr/group/cdn Director /* ugc office: 259-8122 usrgroup@utgpu */
ry@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (ryerson.schwark) (05/12/89)
In article <199565@hrc.UUCP> dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes: >I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are >they changing it to, and WHY?!? /usr/group has changed its name to Uniforum to match it very well known tradeshow. Apparently, they felt the name /usr/group was not as well known and they could capitalize on the industry recognition of the tradename "Uniforum". Ry Schwark rye@attunix.att.com
taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) (05/13/89)
Dan Troxel of Handwriting Research Corporation asks: > I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are > they changing it to, and WHY?!? As I recall from reading the press release on the subject, Dan, the /usr/group executive board has approved the change of name from "/usr/group" to "UniForum", to 1) avoid the problems the press has spelling and formatting such a strange organizational name, and 2) to be more closely identified with the very sucessful yearly UniForum trade show and conference. This does not mean that it is a fait acompli, however; the general membership is still required to vote on, and pass, the proposed change. Personally, I think that the new name is kinda awkward. I propose that we all vote for "UserGroup" (one word, with the funny capitals) as the name of the group. Moving from the '/usr/' type notation is a good move, but UniForum? Not so good. Anyway, perhaps some other members can comment? -- Dave Taylor Intuitive Systems Los Altos, California {decwrl,apple} ! limbo!taylor taylor%limbo.uucp@apple.com taylor@limbo.intuitive.com or taylor%limbo.uucp@decwrl.dec.com
david@dhw68k.cts.com (David H. Wolfskill) (05/13/89)
In article <199565@hrc.UUCP> dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes: >I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are >they changing it to, and WHY?!? As the Summary: states, the proposed new name is "Uniforum" (though the capitalization may be different; I don't have the letter I received explaining the proposal handy). My *interpretation* of my recollection regarding the reason is that more folks (of the sort that /usr/group wishes to attract) are finding out about UNIX through /usr/group's Uniforum trade show -- and don't know enough about UNIX to understand the origin of the name "/usr/group." Hence, some of these folks (apparently) aren't especially comfortable with the thought of paying money to an organization with such a "funny-looking" name. Hope that clarifies a thing or two.... david -- David H. Wolfskill uucp: ...{spsd,zardoz,felix}!dhw68k!david InterNet: david@dhw68k.cts.com
sauer@dell.dell.com (Charlie Sauer) (05/14/89)
In article <199565@hrc.UUCP> dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes: >I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are >they changing it to, and WHY?!? At UniForum in S.F., I believe it was Ed Palmer who said that the tentative plan was to change the name to UniForum (I may have the F in the wrong case). I think there was a subsequent mailing to the membership saying that the board had decided to do that, giving some of the reasons, but I lost my copy of that mailing when I moved my office. -- Charlie Sauer Dell Computer Corp. !'s:cs.utexas.edu!dell!sauer 9505 Arboretum Blvd @'s:sauer@dell.com Austin, TX 78759-7299 (512) 343-3310
jeff@softop.UUCP (Jeff) (05/14/89)
In article <051289103041.0001@limbo.intuitive.com>, taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) writes: > Dan Troxel of Handwriting Research Corporation asks: > > > I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are > > they changing it to, and WHY?!? > > .. deleted .. > > Personally, I think that the new name is kinda awkward. I propose that > we all vote for "UserGroup" (one word, with the funny capitals) as the I concur - Uniforum is too drastic a change. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jeff Tate | 2425 Pandora Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada | | van-bc!softop!jeff | (604) 254-4583 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) (05/14/89)
In article <1180@dell.dell.com> sauer@dell.UUCP (Charlie Sauer) writes: >In article <199565@hrc.UUCP> dan@hrc.UUCP (Dan Troxel) writes: >>I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are >>they changing it to, and WHY?!? >At UniForum in S.F., I believe it was Ed Palmer who said that the tentative >plan was to change the name to UniForum (I may have the F in the wrong case). I was at the press conference where Ed Palmer and others announced the change. As I read it :-), the reasons were: - Difficulty of the non-Unix computer community to pronounce or spell the name /usr/group correctly; - In this age of the maturing Unix marketplace, '/usr/group' comes across as something a bunch of hackers once thought was real clever; - The board now considers it more of a trade organization than a user group. I don't really care enough to agree or disagree with the above premises. But that's what I think they are. -- Evan Leibovitch, SA, Telly Online, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario evan@telly.on.ca / {uunet!attcan,utzoo}!telly!evan / (416) 452-0504 Scientists have proven conclusively: Research causes cancer in lab animals
soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) (05/15/89)
>Dan Troxel of Handwriting Research Corporation asks: > > I have heard that usr/group is considering changing their name. What are > they changing it to, and WHY?!? Perhaps it's to avoid the /vendor/group jokes :-) -- Norman Soley - The Communications Guy - Ontario Ministry of the Environment Until the next maps go out: moegate!soley@ontenv.UUCP if you roll your own: uunet!{attcan!ncrcan|mnetor!ontmoh}!ontenv!moegate!soley I'd like to try golf but I just can't bring myself to buy a pair of plaid pants