:-) On 10/30/07, Simon Lessard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not Apache Caribbean? Since it's most likely going to be composed of > features taken from Trinidad and Tobago it would fit quite well (probably > would probably get quite a lot of additional search engine hits :P ) > > > ~ Simon > > > On 10/30/07, Andrew Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > >
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