[SCC_Active_Members] Re-Naming the SCC

[Len Shustek]

At 03:32 PM 10/17/2006, Al Kossow wrote:
> > **** A recommended solutions ****
> >
> > "Software Preservation Alliance"
> > "A group of volunteers hosted and supported by the Computer History Museum"
> > Using a url (or url element) like softwarepreservation.org
> >
> > At this point I strongly favor a name based on "Software 
> Preservation". I am
> > more ambivalent on the modifier text but do favor "Software Preservation
> > Alliance or Partnership" and related combinations.
>
> > **** Feedback is kindly requested ****
>
>
>Bernard, as we discussed on the phone, every other organization of this type
>associated with CHM is a Special Interest Group (SIG). I respectfully
>request that you reconsider "Software Preservation SIG".
>
>The problem I have with "Alliance or Partnership" is there is no entity that
>has been identified that we would be allied WITH.
>
>CHM needs to take the initiative and be the leader by establishing a
>world-class archive FIRST and establish international credibilty before
>worrying about forming "alliances" or "partnerships" with outside entities
>which may or may not currently exist.

I agree!  I think it would be confusing to be seen as either a 
separate organization or an "alliance" that has no peer organizations 
participating.  CHM  should become the umbrella for community participation.

Furthermore, we are trying very hard to brand "computerhistory.org" 
as the place to come for computer history stories and the related 
deep archival material.  It would be counterproductive to start 
promoting a separate URL like softwarepreservation.org.  I suggest 
talking to Bob S. about the Software SIG having its own control of a 
subtree within that URL.

-- Len