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On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 9:27 AM Andrew Voumard <andr...@melbpc.org.au>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What about Apache Chalk, or Chalkboard, or ChalkUI ?
>
> The idea being that with chalk, you can quickly and creatively draw up
> or make up any picture.  So it is with Apache ISIS, that it is quick to
> create and maintain creative UIs.
>
> Thanks
> Andrew
>
> On 25/05/2022 2:29 am, Stefano Cascarini wrote:
> > The word Alma does have a little baggage though. There are quite a few
> > 'Alma' roads in the UK to commemorate the battle.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alma
> >
> > On Tue, 24 May 2022 at 17:23, Brian K <harvestmoon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I like Apache Alma (#1).  I didn't see the meaning until the phrase
> "Alma
> >> Mater" was mentioned.   Also, I wonder if it would be appropriating to
> say
> >> we had an AA meeting so we can stay DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) ?
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 12:47 AM Dan Haywood <
> d...@haywood-associates.co.uk
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi folks,
> >>>
> >>> We've talked a lot about changing the name of the framework, see for
> >>> example ISIS-1303 [1].  So this thread, is, finally, to start the
> process
> >>>
> >>> There have been an awful lot of suggestions; talking informally/offline
> >>> with the other committers, we think there are a few front-runners.  So
> >> the
> >>> vote below lists these, but if none appeal then you can vote for
> >> something
> >>> else.
> >>>
> >>> So, please cast vote your vote for one of the following:
> >>>
> >>> 1. change the framework's name to Apache *Alma*
> >>> 2. change the framework's name to Apache *Causeway*
> >>> 3. change the framework's name to Apache *Kokoro*
> >>> 4 *don't change *the framework's name
> >>> 5. do change the framework's name, but I don't like any of them, give
> me
> >>> some *other choices*!
> >>>
> >>> Background on the first three choices:
> >>>
> >>> *Alma* - technically speaking, is a piece of wood (a little round pole)
> >>> within a stringed instrument such as a violin [2], connecting the
> >>> soundboards etc.  What it means though "heart" or "soul" -think "alma
> >>> mater", so the metaphor is that we are connecting business with
> >> technology,
> >>> or acting as the heart of the business.
> >>>
> >>> *Causeway* - taken from the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, a
> >>> geological feature characterised by hexagonal basalt columns [3].  The
> >>> metaphor here is again "causeway" meaning bridge, but the hexagons also
> >> are
> >>> reminiscent of the hexagonal architecture common to DDD.
> >>>
> >>> *Kokoro* - is a Japanese word meaning something connecting heart, mind,
> >>> body and spirit [4].  It has been trendy in the past to use Japanese
> >> words.
> >>> In case anyone wants a reminder, our current name *Isis* comes from the
> >>> name of the River Thames as it wanders through Oxford  (the original
> >>> authors of the framework all used to live in Oxfordshire).  Isis of
> >> course
> >>> was an Egyptian goddess [5].
> >>>
> >>> For voting, hopefully there will be a clear winner, but it might make
> >> sense
> >>> to rank your preferences.  If there are no clear winners then, well,
> >> we'll
> >>> go round the loop - we don't want to force through a change that no-one
> >> is
> >>> happy with.
> >>>
> >>> Normally votes are at least 72 hours, but we intend to keep this one
> open
> >>> longer than that, at least we've had a few contributions to the thread.
> >>> Only committers to the framework have a formal vote, but it'd be good
> to
> >>> hear the views of as many users of the framework as we can.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Dan  (co-drafted with Johan).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ISIS-1303
> >>> [2]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odn0l-W5zow/Wmim3CiDJNI/AAAAAAAAG8c/ZiJPbHSbhHUEumzpxw1ZYNmIfb8IXnBjQCLcBGAs/s1600/20120919201309.jpg
> >>> [3]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway#/media/File:Causeway-code_poet-4.jpg
> >>> [4]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://qz.com/946438/kokoro-a-japanese-word-connecting-mind-body-and-spirit-is-also-driving-scientific-discovery/
> >>> [5]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis#:~:text=Isis%20is%20a%20goddess%20in,greatest%20goddesses%20of%20Ancient%20Egypt
> >>> .
> >>>
>
> --
> Thanks
> Andrew
>
>

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