[Building Sakai] Why do we still have the "mercury" site in Sakai's trunk

[Robert E. Long]

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On Jun 27, 2012, at 20:07, Steve Swinsburg <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've proposed the mercury site be replaced with a normal demo site as part of the experience improvement:
> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-22122
> 
> I agree that whilst there might be some historical reason, its a legacy we can move on from. Every time I show Sakai to someone they say "Why is it called 'Mercury'?" 
> 
> cheers,
> S
> 
> 
> On 28/06/2012, at 5:47 AM, Nate Angell wrote:
> 
>> On that note: why is Pluto naked and speechless while Goofy is dressed and can talk? Is Pluto Mickey's warning to Goofy?
>> 
>> = nate
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Aaron Zeckoski <azeckoski at unicon.net> wrote:
>> Unlike pluto, mercury (portal) was formed when the system (Sakai) coalesced so I think the analogy is apt.
>> :-)
>> -AZ
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Matthew Jones <matthew at longsight.com> wrote:
>> I wonder if removing Mercury as a site would get people as angry and removing Pluto as a planet!
>> 
>> "When I was your age, Mercury was a site!"
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/12/when-i-was-your/ 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Kara Stiles <kstiles at unicon.net> wrote:
>> There's some superstition that it's bad luck to get rid of it.  At least, that's what I've been telling people for many years.
>> 
>> Bye now,
>> Kara
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark J. Norton" <markjnorton at earthlink.net>
>> To: sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:15:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Building Sakai] Why do we still have the "mercury" site in Sakai's trunk
>> 
>> Nostalgia?
>> 
>> On 6/27/2012 2:16 PM, Charles Severance wrote:
>> > /Chuck
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