[NTLUG:Discuss] Domain name ideas

Leroy Tennison leroy_tennison at prodigy.net
Mon Jan 28 22:18:16 CST 2008


Chris Cox wrote:
> 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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ScoutOutOpenSource.org?

(Sorry about the terminal cuteness, couldn't resist, would probably be 
confusing too.)



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