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Posted to dev@myfaces.apache.org by Sylvain Vieujot <sv...@apache.org> on 2005/06/01 18:59:40 UTC

Re: Suggested codenames for new components subproject

Same for me.
+1 for Apache Faces Extensions

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 09:11 -0700, Jon Travis wrote:

> I like this one best of all, actually.
> 
> Can't tell you how much time I've spent making fun of jakarta
> projects based on their stupid names -- just looking at the
> subprojects now:  "Cactus", "Slide", "Alexandria", "Agila",
> "Tomcat", "Velocity"
> 
> They make no sense -- it's nice to see what a project has some
> association with by just looking at the name.
> 
> -- Jon
> 
> 
> On May 31, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Martin Cooper wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 31 May 2005, Manfred Geiler wrote:
> >
> >
> >> 2005/5/31, Martin Marinschek <ma...@gmail.com>:
> >>
> >>> Oh my,
> >>>
> >>> I wonder where we will end up with this discussion!
> >>>
> >>
> >> That's what marketing departments are doing the whole day long, isn't
> >> it? Well, we do not have a marketing department. So, let's collect
> >> some further ideas. At the same time let's do not take this all too
> >> serious. Let's have fun.  ;-)
> >>
> >> At least we have some kind of agreement on some parts of the official
> >> long name, right?
> >> It must contain "Apache" and it should contain "Faces" and
> >> "Extensions". So, we will finally end up in a name of the kind  
> >> "Apache
> >> ... Faces Extensions". Right?
> >>
> >
> > So why not just Apache Faces Extensions? We're talking about  
> > extensions to JSF, and not just MyFaces, and the added components  
> > are also extensions of JSF, so Apache Faces Extensions says it all.
> >
> > --
> > Martin Cooper
> >
> >
> >
> >> Ok, let's try out the latest proposals:
> >>  the Apache Tomahawk Faces Extensions project
> >>  the Apache Appaloosa Faces Extensions project - short name:  
> >> Apache loosa  :-)
> >>  the Apache Mocassin(s) Faces Extensions project
> >>  the Apache Lonewolf Faces Extensions project
> >>  the Apache Windeyes Faces Extensions project
> >>
> >> And here is my last minute stupid idea:
> >> Why not initiate a contest on the user list? First prize: a beer
> >> sponsored by me.  :-)
> >> At least, that's what marketing departments do, if they are stuck...
> >>
> >> -Manfred
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>