2010/11/24 Sian January <sianjanu...@googlemail.com>: > Yours sounds better but using "complete" could be a bit misleading > since Harmony is not yet complete. I know that's not the intended > meaning but not everyone has English as their first language, so how > about: > > "Apache Harmony software is a modular Java runtime with class > libraries and associated tools"?
That would be fine. > > > 2010/11/24 sebb <seb...@gmail.com>: >> 2010/11/24 Sian January <sianjanu...@googlemail.com>: >>> "Apache Harmony software is a modular Java runtime, class libraries >>> and associated tools"? >> >> Reads oddly to me - "is" should not be used with plurals (libraries, tools). >> >> Perhaps >> >> "Apache Harmony software is a modular Java runtime, complete with >> class libraries >> and associated tools"? >> >>> >>> On 17 November 2010 13:33, Gregory Shimansky <gshiman...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> But it also includes JVMTI agent and some tools. So it is not only VM and >>>> class library. >>>> >>>> 17.11.2010 16:18, Alexei Fedotov пишет: >>>>> >>>>> Sian, >>>>> I like the latter. Is it ok to replace "consists of" by "is"? >>>>> Independence is assumed by Apache anyway. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, >>>>> Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов, >>>>> http://dataved.ru/ >>>>> +7 916 562 8095 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Sian January >>>>> <sianjanu...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> In order to meet the ASF requirements[1] for the Harmony website we >>>>>> need to have a one-sentence description of the project on our main web >>>>>> page, the downloads page and in the DOAP file. It needs to describe >>>>>> the 'product' itself rather than the community or the project aims. >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't spent ages thinking about this but how about something like: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Apache Harmony software is an independent implementation of Java SE 5 >>>>>> and 6 with a modular runtime architecture." >>>>>> >>>>>> or to be more general: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Apache Harmony software consists of a modular Java runtime and class >>>>>> libraries." >>>>>> >>>>>> Any thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sian >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs#naming >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Unless stated otherwise above: >>>>>> IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number >>>>>> 741598. >>>>>> Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 >>>>>> 3AU >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Unless stated otherwise above: >>> IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number >>> 741598. >>> Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU >>> >> > > > > -- > Unless stated otherwise above: > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > 741598. > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU >
