[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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