Did we consider Fort?
(instead of Knox!)
Paul
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Paul Fremantle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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Apache Synapse PMC Chair
OASIS WS-RX TC Co-chair
blog: http://pzf.fremantle.org
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