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Thanks Lauren. Mi taco es su taco.

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Lauren Sell <lauren at openstack.org> wrote:

> Good news. After finalizing the trademark checks and giving the community
> time to weigh in, Mitaka will be the name of the M release.
>
> Thanks again for the great discussion around this topic, and for the
> willingness to be responsive to the concerns of fellow community members.
>
>
> > On Jul 9, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Tim Bell <Tim.Bell at cern.ch> wrote:
> >
> > Feel free to give input on the Mitaka proposal.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jonathan Bryce [mailto:jbryce at jbryce.com]
> >> Sent: 09 July 2015 20:52
> >> To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
> >> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [Openstack] Rescinding the M name decision
> >>
> >>> On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 07/09/2015 09:19 AM, Neil Jerram wrote:
> >>>> In the hope of forestalling an unnecessary sub-thread...
> >>>>
> >>>> Mita was #1 in the vote, so has presumably already been ruled out by
> >>>> OpenStack's legal review.
> >>>
> >>> That is correct.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I’ve really loved seeing everyone’s understanding and engagement on this
> >> thread as we worked through the release cycle naming for ‘M’. This was
> the
> >> first attempt to follow a new process, so not surprisingly, we found
> some
> >> improvements in the algorithm for the future. Still it’s awesome to see
> how
> >> constructive and positive the whole conversation has been.
> >>
> >> I wanted to provide a quick update on the status of the Foundation’s
> >> reviews of the names. First, as Russell mentioned above, after the
> voting
> >> was completed, we asked our trademark counsel to do checks on the top 3
> >> names. The first two both had significant trademark issues with existing
> >> trademark holders in the same space that would have prevented us from
> >> using the names in most jurisdictions where we have our largest
> >> communities (US, Europe and Asia). The 3rd choice was relatively low
> risk
> >> and so we passed word back to Monty who announced it. Once we realized
> >> there were other issues with Meiji, we asked for an expedited check of
> the
> >> next 3 names: Mitaka, Musashi, and Meguro. The preliminary check shows
> >> that Mitaka and Meguro both present an acceptable level of risk, while
> >> Musashi is higher on the risk scale and would probably create problems
> for
> >> usage.
> >>
> >> At this time, we’re going to do a deeper check on Mitaka, which was the
> #4
> >> candidate in voting and would be next in line after Meiji. I know
> Itoh-san
> >> mentioned the Mitaka locale has the potential to be associated with
> certain
> >> corporations in Japan, but my personal feeling is that may not be
> significant
> >> enough to override it’s position in the voting and it’s availability
> for use.
> >>
> >> I’d encourage anyone with other concerns about Mitaka to post those
> >> within the next 24 hours so we can appropriately consider and discuss
> >> them. We should have results on the deeper trademark check by next week
> >> as well and can hopefully settle on a final name.
> >>
> >> Thanks again for all the discussion and participation and especially to
> >> Monty who’s been on the front lines of helping us navigate this. Feel
> free to
> >> let me know if you have any other questions,
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >> 210-317-2438
> >>
> >>
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