Now that I've had time to think about it more, if ASF and the Incubator are ok with 'Apache Security', I think we should try to use that as the project name.
This would certainly open up the floodgates for lots of contributions from the ASF community and new ideas, given that it would have wider visibility. Many projects (Geronimo, Tomcat, et. al) could all help guide us as to what they would want. I think that'd be great for the project's livelihood, as well as be nice for the ASF community as a place where they could consolidate and focus efforts. Mentors - do you think we could use that name? (Or Apache Security API or Apache Security Framework, or whatever)? On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:14 AM, Emmanuel Lecharny <[email protected]>wrote: > David Jencks wrote: > >> >> On Mar 12, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Les Hazlewood wrote: >> >> Per this thread: >>> >>> http://www.jsecurity.org/node/1081#comment-289 >>> >>> It appears that we can't use Ki. >>> >>> So far the development team seems to be happy with "Apache Security API", >>> which can have (good) far reaching implications for a good quality >>> framework. Any objections? >>> >> >> I think it implies that this project is happy to include all java security >> work at apache. For instance, would you be happy to include a xamcl jacc >> implementation that did not use your Subject but rather the JAAS subject? >> It would certainly be a java security implementation but AFAICT has little >> to no overlap with what you are doing now. >> >> I think it also has a connotation that apache has somehow approved your >> api and all projects needing java security are expected to use it. >> >> Dunno if anyone else gets these ideas from the name but I do. And I'm >> certainly not implying anything about the nature or quality of this >> project.... just that naming one project for the entire field of which it is >> an example may not be without problems and implications. >> > There is some implication that need to be overviewed, that's for sure. Now, > we may need a general security umbrella for many different project related > to security. This could be a good starting point. > > > -- > -- > > cordialement, regards, > Emmanuel Lécharny > www.iktek.com > directory.apache.org > > >
