+1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kulp, John Daniel
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 2:01 PM
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: [VOTE] Officially rename the project to Apache CXF
>
>
> I'd like to vote to officially rename the project to Apache CXF.
>
> I'm extremely +1.
>
>
> There are a lot reasons to do so: (summary of previous discussions)
>
> 1) All of our Apache resources are "CXF". If someone goes to apache
to
> looking for CeltiXfire using the "normal Apache" URL's and such, they
won't
> find it. Example: if they send a note to celtixfire-dev-subsribe, it
would
> bounce, etc...
>
> 2) Branding - It seems like all of us are calling it CXF in our
> communication. However, the "Apache Branding" would require it to use
the
> full project name. It would be good if it matched to avoid confusion
for
> users. (Example: in a note on the incubator list during the recent
> issues, someone asked why we were calling it CXF.) Anyway, a lot of
people
> are already associating CXF with the project. Let's build on that.
>
> 3) Our package name, jars, install dir, etc.. all use "cxf" right now.
No
> work would need to be done there. (I'm lazy, I admit it.)
>
> 4) No wacky CamelCase spellings to cause confusions and branding
issues.
> (Celtixfire, CeltiXfire, CeltiXFire, etc..)
>
> 5) Already I18N capable. :-) Seriously, we had some chats on IRC
> about "how to pronounce" some of the other ideas. Example:
Apparently the
> word "foam" is hard to pronounce in some locales. Also, "Celtic" is
> pronounced different in various locales as well.
>
> 6) Break some ties with the "messes" that we've been involved in. I
keep
> hearing nicknames like "celtic-miss-fire" and such. That's not good.
The
> recent events certainly didn't help things. A semi-clean slate is
probably
> a good idea. Make them think of new nicknames. :-)
>
> 7) However, by keeping the initials, there is "some" tie to the
previous
> projects, but the tie is broken enough to make it clear, this really
is
> something new and better.
>
> 8) The top two google links for CXF are already our own confluence
space.
> Nice job everyone. :-) CXF is an acronym for "Chemical eXchange
Format",
> but that really shouldn't matter for us.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> J. Daniel Kulp
> Principal Engineer
> IONA
> P: 781-902-8727 C: 508-380-7194 F:781-902-8001
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