[NTLUG:Discuss] Domain name ideas

Chris Cox cjcox at acm.org
Mon Jan 28 16:56:39 CST 2008


Stuart Johnston wrote:
> Greg Edwards wrote:
>> I am working on a project that some of you might find interesting.  In a
>> couple weeks we will start looking for people to join in on our projects
>> and I hope that NTLUG will be a resource that we can tap into.
>>
>>  
>>
>> The Boy Scouts of America will be jumping into the Open Source
>> Community.  We will be opening up an OSS Website that will serve as a
>> general OSS resource.  The website will include hosted projects,
>> application catalogs, and OSS educational material for both technical
>> and non technical users.
> 
> Is the target audience Scouts, Troop leaders (software and resources for 
> running a troop), or general interest?
> 
>> Does anyone have an opinion on a good domain name for the OSS Website?
> 
> I would avoid emphasizing the term OSS (or any TLA, really).  Many 
> people won't know what it means and it also has multiple expansions.  I 
> do like OpenSourceScouting.org though since it aludes to OSS without 
> relying on it.  Or perhaps something simpler like OpenScouting.org?
> 
> Here's an anti-suggestion: ScoutForge.net (ugh!)

FreeScouts
FreedomScouts
SoftwareScouts (I like this one... no sense considering any other kind
of software)





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