On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:32 AM, Andy Seaborne <a...@apache.org> wrote: > On 19/11/12 11:20, Sebastian Schaffert wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> we have had a brainstorming round and came up with the suggestion "Apache >> Marmotta" as a new name. We looked a bit and the name seems not to be taken >> yet, so there would probably no legal issues with the name.
A big +1. The small furry logo opportunities rival a certain famous elephant. >> >> Why "Marmotta"? It is Italian for "marmot", one of the predominant animals >> in the mountains around us. It also is very social (i.e. "links") and digs >> deep tunnels (looks for data). It is more or less easy to pronounce (only >> contains a and o as vowels and no unpronouncible combinations). The animal >> itself has typically a very positive association (cute) and would also >> provide easy branding with images and logos. >> >> What do you think? > > > The helpful documentation is at: > > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html > >> >> Greetings, >> >> Sebastian > > > For Marmot (English spelling, added by Google as I am in the UK) found: > > http://www.lrz.de/services/software/parallel/marmot/ > > http://burlymarmot.com/ - a software company. > > which is a different spelling so helps differentiate. > > Andy > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
