I like Alcatraz and Satrap. I really don't like the others, but its subjective.
Paul
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Jeremy Haile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah, something about Satrap feels softer and a little harder to say than
> some of the others.
>
> My current take on things:
>
> Knox - good, but with a silent K people could be confused and type things
> like "nox" or "knocks"
>
> Alcatraz - my favorite, recognizable name, stands for something that is
> impenetrable/super secure, good alphabetical location, has a hard/firm sound
> to the name which I like
>
> Lockdown - not bad, but kind of generic sounding
>
> ServeAndProtect - wordy, don't like the word "and" in the name - especially
> when typing domain names.
>
> Nobu - not sure I understand this one, has no inherit meaning (at least to
> me), don't like
>
> Satrap - I loved the story/meaning behind it, but I don't like the way it
> sounds. Also less inherently meaningful to the general populace than
> Alcatraz. I feel like if I saw Apache Satrap vs Apache Alcatraz, the latter
> immediately makes me think of rock-solid security and sounds "cooler"
>
> Just my 2 cents,
> Jeremy
>
> On Nov 25, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Les Hazlewood wrote:
>
>> I don't mean to be a downer, but I really don't like Satrap. I think
>> the reasoning behind it is fantastic, but to me at least, it just
>> doesn't roll off the tongue. It sounds very abrubt and almost harsh.
>>
>> Also, maybe worth noting, that name is very hard to pronounce for many
>> non-native English speakers, especially for Asians. The r is hard to
>> form after t's, and the final p is usually silent, at least when
>> speaking quickly. Just sounds off to me for some reason :(
>>
>> Again, this is just my personal take on it. Feel free to disagree :)
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Alan D. Cabrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Nov 25, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Emmanuel Lecharny wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alan D. Cabrera wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So far we have
>>>>>
>>>>> Knox
>>>>> Alcatraz
>>>>> Lockdown
>>>>> ServeAndProtect
>>>>> Nobu
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Are their any other candidates?
>>>>
>>>> After some name picking with Alan today (we tested many names on IM,
>>>> playing with the idea of secure, api, apache, stuff like that), we
>>>> checked
>>>> names like asapi (M$ owned), secapi (CA owned), Giuseppe, apasapi, JSAPI
>>>> (but it's already Java Speach API), we arrived to something cool :
>>>>
>>>> Satrap.
>>>>
>>>> It's a common name, so we won't be sued for using it, it means
>>>> "protector
>>>> of a province" from the ancient greek xšaθra ("realm" or "province") and
>>>> pāvā ("protector"). Realm Protector, isn't that cool ?
>>>>
>>>> Some more here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satrap
>>>>
>>>> And the coolest : it's short, and easy to remember...
>>>
>>> Lot's of good discussion. I think we should call up a vote on this
>>> sometime
>>> next week.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alan
>>>
>>>
>
>
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