When I read your messages and saw the name "Yaya" I immediately thought on "Mobi Dick". But given the fact that the meaning of the second part of this name has probably changed a bit since 1850, it it is not a good choice :-) Anyway, a Whale as mascot would be cool.
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > BUMP! > > http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/47468793/namechange > > This is rather important folks, and silence is considered assent in > Apache land, but given the activity we saw in Jira I think ppl do have > strong feelings here. The name is foundational important to work going > forward so we need to resolve this! > > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: >> As mentioned by Jukka, the issue tracker is a bad place for discussion >> so I'm starting this thread to discuss possible name changes. >> >> So, the name Callback comes with problems. Its generic. Its common in >> JS programming. (Which is why we liked it, btw.) >> >> Things w/ the name "phone" are out. We support tablets and all sorts >> of weird devices are in the future. Things with the name "gap" are >> out. There has been legal issues and its not something Apache wants to >> inherit. >> >> We brainstormed a HUGE list before proposing Callback. Frankly, I >> still like Callback and haven't been compelled by arguments I've heard >> so far against it. But lets go for it with some gusto here and then we >> can whittle that list down (perhaps at the Apache Con?) and put that >> shortlist to a vote. >> >> For convenience, I've stared a wiki page instead of a long list of >> replies ... lets use that page to collect ideas and this thread to >> discuss ones we particularly like, or not. >> >> http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/47468793/namechange >> > -- http://www.grobmeier.de
