As I ready to drop the pull request to rename all the namespaces in C++ and
.NET sources the next thing we need to decide on is the filename for the
library.

C++
Current: gfcppcache
gfcppcache.dll (Windows), libgfcppcache.so (*nix), libgfcppcache.dylib
(macOS)
Proposed: apache-geode
apache-geode.dll, libapache-geode.so, libapache-geode.dylib
Other libraries have embraced other styles for "branded" libraries.
Camel case: libQtCode.so
Underscore: libsvn_client.so, libboost_atomic-mt.so
Dash: libxcb-compose, libcairo-gobject.so
I prefere dash because I don't have to hit shift. ;)

.NET
Current: GemStone.GemFire.Cache.dll
Proposed: Apache.Geode.dll
There is a bit more of an established norm. It should be part of the
included namespace.
Other option is Apache.Geode.Client.dll but I feel like there are items in
the Client namespace that need to be moved into another namespace as a
sibling. So in my mind it makes more sense to have it be Apache.Geode.dll.
It also makes it consistent with the C++ library.

-Jake

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