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Um, I hate to sound rude, but where does one get off telling 3rd party developers what to name their applications? I could understand if it were Nokia applications you were discussing that you had some sway over, but asking one of the most prominent 3rd party developers to rename their application for "branding reasons" just doesn't sit well with me. :\ —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 10:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Um, I hate to sound rude, but where does one get off telling 3rd party developers what to name their applications? I could understand if it were Nokia applications you were discussing that you had some sway over, but asking one of the most prominent 3rd party developers to rename their application for "branding reasons" just doesn't sit well with me. :\ —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 10:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
:The fact is that since the trademark policy was approved no new application has come up with the name "maemo something", and "something for maemo" is the recommended alternative. We declared amnesty to the projects created before the trademark policy for obvious reasons. We could talk about recommendation to swith to the trademark compliant formulas, but not enforcement. But they might be interested. If you notice "Mapper" is cooler name than "Maemo Mapper". Also think about the opssibility to have it ported it to i.e. S60 in a future. Why getting your app tied to the name of one platform if it ever becomes succesful and ported to other platforms?--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 12:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
:The fact is that since the trademark policy was approved no new application has come up with the name "maemo something", and "something for maemo" is the recommended alternative. We declared amnesty to the projects created before the trademark policy for obvious reasons. We could talk about recommendation to swith to the trademark compliant formulas, but not enforcement. But they might be interested. If you notice "Mapper" is cooler name than "Maemo Mapper". Also think about the opssibility to have it ported it to i.e. S60 in a future. Why getting your app tied to the name of one platform if it ever becomes succesful and ported to other platforms?--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 12:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
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::FWIW, I'd disagree that "Mapper" is a more cool name for a multi-platform application. The ability for people to find its website when it's such a generic word is diminished. "Maemo Mapper", by contrast, is better for being namespaced. A multi-platform app would be better called "UbuntuGoogleFacebookMadeUpPortmanteauWord" and try and get traction around its unique name ("Atlassian" would be a good one, for example, if it weren't already taken[http://www.atlassian.com/]). So, for example, "MapExplorer for Maemo" could identify the Maemo version of a coolly named product available for multiple platforms, by "MapExplorer" being a non-generic (in this case, portmanteau) word. --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 22:07, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
As for the distinction between maemo and Internet Tablet OS, I think this is a ''very'' important one. Internet Tablet OS is a fairly proprietary mobile operating system that ships with Nokia Internet Tablets, maemo is an open-source development platform for mobile Linux. They're two distinctly separate (if sometimes closely related) things. Moving forward, we should really be ''increasing'' this distinction, not blurring it further. —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 10:13, 12  June 2008 (UTC)
As for the distinction between maemo and Internet Tablet OS, I think this is a ''very'' important one. Internet Tablet OS is a fairly proprietary mobile operating system that ships with Nokia Internet Tablets, maemo is an open-source development platform for mobile Linux. They're two distinctly separate (if sometimes closely related) things. Moving forward, we should really be ''increasing'' this distinction, not blurring it further. —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 10:13, 12  June 2008 (UTC)
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:What's going to happen to maemo.org? The "[[User:Peterschneider|proposal for the new intro page]]" reads like an internal website for Maemo Software inside intranet.nokia.com, with the community more of a footnote. If maemo.org is the collaborative space of the Maemo community - in which Maemo Software are an "equal and active partner" - shouldn't the community be front-and-centre, and the technical details of the Maemo platform shunted downstream? [http://www.getfirefox.com GetFirefox.com] doesn't start off talking about versions of Gecko, it gives end-users a clean, simple interface to get what ''they'' want, from which the bowels of developer documentation can also be found for that more limited subset. However, if there's a maemo(software).com, owned and run by Nokia's Maemo Software group, it'll presumably talk more about commercial partnerships, Devices running Maemo, licenseable software stack benefits, etc. etc. --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 21:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
:What's going to happen to maemo.org? The "[[User:Peterschneider|proposal for the new intro page]]" reads like an internal website for Maemo Software inside intranet.nokia.com, with the community more of a footnote. If maemo.org is the collaborative space of the Maemo community - in which Maemo Software are an "equal and active partner" - shouldn't the community be front-and-centre, and the technical details of the Maemo platform shunted downstream? [http://www.getfirefox.com GetFirefox.com] doesn't start off talking about versions of Gecko, it gives end-users a clean, simple interface to get what ''they'' want, from which the bowels of developer documentation can also be found for that more limited subset. However, if there's a maemo(software).com, owned and run by Nokia's Maemo Software group, it'll presumably talk more about commercial partnerships, Devices running Maemo, licenseable software stack benefits, etc. etc. --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 21:51, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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::This is a good discussion for the [[User:Peterschneider|proposal for the new intro page]], why not moving it there?  I believe Peter is trying to do a compromise to improve *now* http://maemo.org/intro/ while starting to evolve the language and concepts putting the community aspect in the middle. I also think that a compromise needs to be made while there is no site for Maemo-the-software and while the community hasn't taken really over maemo.org. Feel free to contribute improving those pages in the direction you think is appropriate! --[[User:qgil|qgil]] 22:23, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
== Building a strong brand ==
== Building a strong brand ==
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* In fact, the Maemo community could run a contest to define a new maemo.org logo (and new shirts & stickers?). Nokia could sponsor prizes and the purchase of the related materials... to be distributed in the maemo summit?
* In fact, the Maemo community could run a contest to define a new maemo.org logo (and new shirts & stickers?). Nokia could sponsor prizes and the purchase of the related materials... to be distributed in the maemo summit?
--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 20:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 20:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
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:Sounds sensible, however I've found it very difficult to be sure I'm clearly identifying what I want to clearly identify in a couple of recent edits to talk pages. There's a distinction between Maemo, Maemo software (aka "applications for Maemo") and Maemo Software which is relatively [[Task:Maemo_brand#Definitions|clearly defined]], and seems to have been carefully crafted to avoid ambiguation; but has resulted in some clumsy English IME. --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 21:59, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
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::Specific corrections and improvements are welcome! --[[User:qgil|qgil]] 22:25, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
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:::What's the process for changing them? Presumably these are directly related to Nokia's Maemo trademark and Nokia's business plans/internal team names and, if nothing else, would (I expect) require management sign-off/input. Which ones are open to community change, or are the terms effectively fixed by Nokia, and the definitions clarifiable by anyone? Not that I've a problem if Nokia have fixed the terms (it's their trademark, after all!), just want to be clear in this transitionary phase. --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 22:30, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
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::::Mmmm I guess Nokia is the benevolent dictator for the Maemo definitions as owner of the trademark. In practice I will approve the definitions i.e. at the end of the current sprint and then be open for improvement, as always. The maemo.org community should own their own definition, obviously.--[[User:qgil|qgil]] 22:38, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
== Some clarification on the correct name for the OS ==
== Some clarification on the correct name for the OS ==
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::I'll take what you said into consideration. Thanks again. --[[User:jussi|jussi]] 01:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
::I'll take what you said into consideration. Thanks again. --[[User:jussi|jussi]] 01:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Ref. "maemo.org is '''the''' website for Maemo", the idea is to offer any Nokia official deliveries from [http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/platforms/maemo/index.html Forum Nokia] and any consumer related information from the evolution of http://nokia.com/os2008 --[[User:qgil|qgil]] 03:15, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Ref. "maemo.org is '''the''' website for Maemo", the idea is to offer any Nokia official deliveries from [http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/platforms/maemo/index.html Forum Nokia] and any consumer related information from the evolution of http://nokia.com/os2008 --[[User:qgil|qgil]] 03:15, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
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== maemo is too overloaded, confusing ==
 
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Below are a handful of questions that I have or am translating from other threads.  Right now the biggest problem is there is too litter differentiation between the software, the hardware, the users, and the community when it comes to naming.  Maemo has become overloaded to the point that I have a hard time figure out what is being referred to.  I think that this confusion is shared by the community as evident by the thread on maemo-community http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-community/2008-September/000829.html and the thread at iTT http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23388.
 
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The most confusing would be maemo since it's the root.  When I say Maemo community do I mean "Maemo" community as in "Open source software platform for mobile devices. Developed by Nokia in collaboration with the Maemo community and some of the best open source upstream projects." - community or do I mean "The sum of developers working openly on the Maemo platform and compatible applications + Maemo users with different levels of experience, interested in all kinds of collaboration and contributions to the project"?  Does it make a difference if I call it the maemo community?  What about the maemo.org community?  What are those differences and do they make any sense to someone who has not read the branding document?
 
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Leading from there we have maemo.org, does this even need a definition, it's a website.  The fact that it even has a definition will lead to confusion since something like "maemo.org community" since are we referring to only people that work on the website, or are we using the domain name to refer to all maemo ( or is that Maemo ) users?
 
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The reality is the community for Maemo(tm) is maemo.org, but the former is a trademark and the latter is a community driven initiative.  So I can call my software "maemo.org Foo", but not "maemo Foo" ( I think ).  It doesn't help that the Trademark policy is still not updated either http://maemo.org/legal/terms_of_use/trademarks/ and points to 404 pages ( http://maemo.org/intro/trademarks/ ).  Since the trademark policy also current conflicts with the wiki, which is overriding.
 
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maemo.org is the community site, but bugs.maemo.org only tracks "Maemo software" bugs, not community bugs.
 
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In the end the fact is that maemo is partially trademarked by Nokia, partially the software that Nokia develops, partially a website that was run by Nokia and is now developed by the community, and partially the users that make up the community.... did I miss anything? 
 
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[[User:brontide|brontide]] 17:54, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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Other items that need updating. Maemo Extras -> maemo.org Extras.  All of the mailing lists that are maemo-somthing either need to be Maemo-something or maemo.org-something. [[User:brontide|brontide]] 18:23, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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Garage.maemo.org is hosting projects that are closed to the community [[User:brontide|brontide]] 18:35, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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:I _think_ you may be overcomplicating things. The brand page says that "Maemo" can be used in conjunction with applications "Foo for Maemo", and *does* describe the platform. Therefore the mailing lists, IRC channels, etc. are all fine. Is the specific problem here the one raised as to whether the council is the "maemo.org Community Council" or the "Maemo Community Council"? --[[User:jaffa|Jaffa]] 20:22, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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::Is maemo.org the Maemo Community then? and what exactly does that mean?  What about Maemo Extras? [[User:brontide|brontide]] 20:28, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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:::"maemo Extras" is clearly incorrect. https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3307 —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 23:39, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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:::: I like Quim's statement (probably butchered in my paraphrasing) that maemo.org is the official location of the Maemo Community -- which integrates other locations (such as itT, etc). Thus, Maemo Community Council works just fine. --[[User:timsamoff|timsamoff]] 12:30, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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::::: The problem is that "Maemo Community" is already defined in the branding document and it's separate from maemo.org.  If maemo.org is just the official site of the Maemo community then so be it and the Brand document should be updated.  [[User:brontide|brontide]] 14:21, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 
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Another example of issues.  I can say that I develop software for Maemo... but to say that I'm a Maemo Software Developer would be incorrect when both statements are identical from someone unfamiliar with Maemo branding..  This is because "Maemo Software" has special meaning as part of the branding document.
 

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