[school-discuss] Name change and Name Ideas needed

[Matt Jezorek <matt@bluelinux.org>]

Hiya guys,

   I am looking for ideas here. Blue Linux as a name is going to have to 
be changed here is why. I can not afford to get a trademark currently on 
Blue Linux its pretty expensive for a very small non-profit organisation 
right now. 

   I also can not afford to protect the name. Back when I first started to 
Blue Linux i tried to register bluelinux.org, bluelinux.com, and 
bluelinux.net. However I was only able to get .org. I have tried almost 
daily to grab the other domains as they expire. I lost at this battle. 
BlueLinux.com was snatched up in January by a company called CPi Sites 
they own http://www.urlcollector.com/. I tried to make an offer to buy the 
domain at what I feel is a fair price. I was denied and told that I had to 
purchase it for $650 dollars US. I can not afford this. In the process 
they told me they where going to complete the sale to a company in Tokyo 
for $500.00 US. I can not compete I dont have the budget. Now it apears 
that if I owned a trademark on Blue Linux I could then chase down and get 
the domain of course they said the only way I could get it with a 
trademark from them is for them to charge me a "Surrender Fee" of 562.00 
US. Here is where I can not protect the name. Why would a company in Tokyo 
buy "bluelinux.com" unless they where intending on providing 
software/services or a product under the Blue Linux name. While I could 
stop a trademark with the prior art clause. I can not stop them from using 
the domain name to release a product either competing with me or against 
me or however you want to say it. I dont mind competition but I dont want 
competition because of a .org or .com typo. So we feel it would probably 
be best to change names.

We are looking for ideas on the new name. We will provide credit to the 
naming party. Any ideas are welcome please feel free to visit our site for 
information about us so you can get a better idea on the naming schema.

Please help out!

-- 
Matt Jezorek 
Executive Director / Founder 
Blue Linux Group, Inc 
http://www.bluelinux.org 
matt@bluelinux.org 

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