- From: Robert S. Thau <rst@ai.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 95 09:53:35 EDT
- To: habib@world.std.com
- Cc: www-talk@www10.w3.org
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 19:10:34 +0500 From: Steve H Rose <habib@world.std.com> Hello there. I just found out that there is a server called the "Apache." I've got to wonder whether the people who are developing this server have contacted the Apache nation to find out whether it is ok to use their name. Well, it's not just us (a "whois apache" finds all sorts of people), but this is an issue, and it's one we've discussed. The bottom line for us was whether, say, the Jewish members of the group would be deeply offended by another piece of software named, say, Torah, Israel, Talmud, Mitzvah, or whatever --- and, provided there was nothing deeply offensive about the way it was presented, we wouldn't. (What sort of Jewish name is "Thau", you ask? Let's just say Ellis Island was a pretty weird place). Of course, it's entirely possible that the real Apaches are more sensitive to this sort of thing than we are, and if so, we'll change it --- but we would prefer to hear it from the Apaches themselves. We really don't mean to offend. (BTW, there already is a fair amount of native American related information on the Web --- see Yahoo for a good list of starting points (yes, they have *everything*) --- but if some worthy Amerind organization needs a little Web space, and this goes particularly for the Apache Nation of course, we may be able to help). rst
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