Do you think any request to Red Hat to change the name of their distro to Red Hat GNU/Linux will work?
We can try that as it is the most popular distro and the name can reach many people.
Arko
hi, some very critical issues being poked at in the mail above. one stating that RH is the most popular distribution, based on controversial empirical research data, i presume that it cannot be written as such. and two,the issue of branding. loathsome as it might seem to GNU/Linux community, branding and brand differentiation plays an important role in creating a market. Every company invests substantially in brand building and ensuring the brand recall. RH being a major commercial player in the game is no exception. The logo of the blazing redhat is one of the unique signatures in the market. That being the case, companies are usually not quite keen on changing and/or modifying the nature and statement of their product. This is not to say that people and companies do not change names. They do. Witness Accenture's new avataar and a host of others. But these are cash rich entities, question remains when it is imperative to keep the FLOSS momentum going, is it really necessary to nitpick ? Or in other words, on a scale of one to ten, how important do you think this advocacy is ? And how much of a 'brand dilution' will RH be keen on swallowing ? FLOSS is philosophy as much as economics. And market economics dictate that such renaming when the brand awareness curve is on the upswing is not really called for. while i agree with your viewpoint the perhaps FLOSS interests would be better served if your suggestion was incorporated, and this is also logically connected with your earlier posts - i am a bit surprised as to why you seem keen to take a stand on the list ! did you write to RH on a personal level, stating your reasons and they neither replied nor responded ? awaiting further knowledge regards sankarshan
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