Hi Glen, > Sorry, but -1 from me. I think Apache Commons Policy is a perfect name > for the package, because it says what it is. Case in point - I think > Apache Commons Logging is a great name for that project too.
As Dims pointed out there's now an on-going movement against generic, domain capturing names because people have started to abuse those as a way to capture territory instead of just to name a codebase. > Let's leave it clear and simple without forcing people to say "Neethi, > what's that?" (yes I understand that Sinhalese speakers might well be > able to do that, but we've already got quite a few Sinhalese names.... :)) Sorry I find this to be an unacceptable reason. There are lots of English names too .. is that a problem? Of course not. I'm disappointed that you (and Bill) are pointing to the non-English nativeness of the name as the problem. Maybe English speakers don't find an immediate association- that's PRECISELY why ASF is moving against suggesting names. Do you know what Apache Ode is? What about Apache Kabuki? Apache Lokahi? Just to assure you- Sinhalese speakers will also not associate WS-Policy to "Neethi". Sanjiva.
