Unless the code is really bad, is it really derogatory at all? Apache is a native American name, so projects using that theme go well. I'm not aware of the other discussions, but I did come from a school that had to change its name because of non-native Americans complaining about native American rights and know the gist.
Why would Native Americans be offended by their own tribe and location names? If anything it keeps people thinking of their people group and their culture which should be viewed as a good thing, I would hope. On 10/30/07, Manfred Geiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh no! Not that discussion again... :-( > > Ron, you might not be aware of former discussions on this list - not > your fault of course. > > Yes, there are many ASF projects which have names related to Native > Americans, BUT there are also many people concerned that those names > could be offensive to Native Americans. > > And MyFaces is - of course - not the only ASF project where such > discussions took place: see [1] to get an idea about such discussions > in the Geronimo community. > BTW, did you know they once had "Tomahawk" in their list of suggest > alternatives? ;-) > > Don't get me wrong, my personal opinion is > +/-0 for names related to Native Americans > > Just wanted to sensitize. > > --Manfred > > > [1] http://cwiki.apache.org/GMOxSBOX/why-apache-geronimo.html > > > > On 10/30/07, Ron Smits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about Tsalagi? that is the name of the cherokee language > > > > > > On 10/30/07, Mario Ivankovits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > How about a new "ASF style" name instead of basic, commons or > > > > something else that could be more easily misconstrued? > > > > > > > Could you give an "ASF style" name for example? > > > > > > --- > > > Mario > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I reject your reality and substitute my own > > --- Adam Savage, the mythbusters > > > -- > http://www.irian.at > Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, > Development and Courses in English and > German > > Professional Support for Apache MyFaces >
