Grins, I so do not want to start a 'poco sensitive' discussion. But I agree with several other writers here, that commons sounds too much like the apache commons project
Ron 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 > -- I reject your reality and substitute my own --- Adam Savage, the mythbusters
