I absolutely love Gunther with its lore and that it rhymes with Hunter, even if it comes with an extra commitment :). I also really like Tapio.
My 2 proposals are Midnight and Eddie. There is no good reason; I just like the bands The Midnight and Iron Maiden (Eddie is a mascot) :). Since we are in a different domain, they should not offend the trademarks, should they? Best, Alex On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 2:43 PM Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > Random thought from this peanut - > > Hunter is a bit like Orienteering - "a competitive sport in which > participants find their way to various checkpoints across rough country > with the aid of a map and compass, the winner being the one with the lowest > elapsed time." > > The Finnish word for that according to Google translate is “Suunnistus” > > > On Dec 11, 2024, at 1:41 PM, mck <m...@semb.wever.org> wrote: > > > > From the sidelines, I'd be inclined to show support for something that > alludes quickly to CPD or performance regression testing. Hunter was > fantastic in this sense. My offering is a clear synonym of Hunter: Apache > Chaser. > > > > I was at first a bit upset at the rejection. Hunter is such a generic > term, that it felt derogatory to reduce a rich indigenous culture to a > primitive action. But it only takes a few google searches to see the > phrase has a strong north american connotation in place. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Dec 2024, at 07:55, Henrik Ingo wrote: > >> I had anticipated this, I realized the problem when myself googling for > >> Apache Hunter > >> > >> Ideas: > >> - Apache Gunther > >> > >> I tried to come up with all kinds of birth stories for this name. > Perhaps > >> the one most close to actual reality is that Alexander lived in Munich > when > >> we first met (over zoom, covid) and decided to start the hunter > project. As > >> Alexander eventually wasn't assigned to work on the project and then > moved > >> away from Germany, it's not avery strong story. Perhaps the best > argument > >> for this name is that it's clearly not American in any way :-D > >> > >> If we choose this name we must commit to meet every year at the > Oktoberfest > >> ;-P > >> > >> > >> - Sawa > >> > >> A nod to Hunter's actual roots in Warsawa, Poland. In the legend Sawa is > >> either the sister, wife or mermaid to Wars, and together they settle to > >> live where Warsawa is today. > >> > >> > >> - Tapio > >> > >> ...or something else from the vast Finnish mythology. Tapio is the god > of > >> the forest and animals. Often depicted with shamanic horns but > sometimes it > >> is thought that he is the bear! > >> > >> Tapio is the father to a certain Nyyrikki/Nyrkiö. This would create a > >> similar relationship between the two trademarks as Tux (Linux > Foundation / > >> Torvalds) -> Emperor Linux (for profit vendor). > >> > >> > >> henrik > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 4:50 AM Alexander Sorokoumov < > >> aleksandr.sorokou...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> This is a little upsetting. What do you think about using the rest of > the > >>> week to propose and discuss name suggestions in this thread, then > starting > >>> a vote next Monday? > >>> > >>> Naturally, when suggesting a name we should follow > >>> https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> Alex > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 2:53 PM Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > >>> > >>>> The rationale was sent on private mailing lists so I forwarded it to > >>>> private@hunter > >>>> > >>>>> On Dec 10, 2024, at 2:13 PM, Mick Semb Wever <m...@apache.org> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm still looking/waiting for the rationale for this decision. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 at 08:31, Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi - > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You may have seen on PODLINGNAMESEARCH-228 and the Incubator list > that > >>>> Apache Hunter as a brand is not approved. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The podling will need to find a new name, better sooner than later. > >>>> Probably best to change after the hunter repository is created and all > >>> the > >>>> code transferred. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Best, > >>>>>> Dave > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >
