I think the confusion is "wave" is used just too much. Its a protocol name, a product name, and a name for a thread within the protocol. One would be fine, but all 3 is just confusing.
I do like the Wave In A Box name though, and (personally) I think Federation is a pretty darn cool goal for anything too. Maybe "Wave" should be kept purely for the federation name, and variants for the server name, but clients should be given completely unrelated names? On Sep 17, 2:13 pm, Anders <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 The brand name Wave can include all wave service providers, be used > consistently in news articles etc and is easy for end users to > remember. > > On Sep 17, 1:54 pm, Graham Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Even simpler, people don't really think of Wave in a box as a name > > either, Let's just call it Wave! If that's what it is, and if Google > > is shutting down Google Wave and thus avoiding a branding clash - Wave > > will do fine as the name of the server. > > > On Sep 17, 7:57 am, Dave butlerdi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1 > > > > On 17 September 2010 08:41, Joseph Gentle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I hate the proliferation of meaningless names. Its like unnecessary > > > > product complexity - it makes users think and learn unnecessarily. > > > > > We have used up our quota of stupid names already anyway - "wave", > > > > "splash", "fedone", "wavelet", "gadget", "fedone"... > > > > > You may see 'wave in a box' as a milestone, but I think everybody else > > > > thinks of wave in a box as a product. From a marketing standpoint, the > > > > name "wave in a box" is perfect. It both keeps the wave identity and > > > > differentiates itself from what is running on wave.google.com. Its > > > > funny enough to be memorable. When wave in a box is finished and we > > > > put out an announcement releasing it, the media should say "Google > > > > releases wave in a box" and not "Google releases Pirrama, which is a > > > > new name for that wave in a box thing you heard about awhile ago". > > > > > Having another silly name will also make it more difficult for users > > > > to google, and more confusing when you do. ("I was looking for > > > > waveinabox. Is Pirrama what I wanted?") > > > > > In short, we already have a name. Lets run with that. > > > > > -J > > > > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Alex North <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The example wave server is currently named "FedOne" as its purpose > > > > > was to > > > > > demonstrate federation. We now have grander goals for this code > > > > > though, > > > > > beginning with the "Wave in a Box" milestone. It's time for a new > > > > > name. > > > > > Let's rename the "fedone" package in the repository, removing the > > > > "examples" > > > > > package while we're there. > > > > > I propose a default repo layout resembling: > > > > > > org/waveprotocol/pirrama/ > > > > > > client/common (was examples/client/common) > > > > > webclient/ (was examples/client/webclient) > > > > > consoleclient/ (was examples/client/console) > > > > > server/ (was examples/fedone/) > > > > > agents/ (was examples/fedone/agents) > > > > > common/ (for code shared between client and server) > > > > > > For reference, the libraries repository provides code (re-usable for > > > > > any > > > > > clients and servers) with the following layout: > > > > > org/waveprotocol/wave/ > > > > > > client/ > > > > > common/ > > > > > concurrencycontrol/ > > > > > crypto/ > > > > > federation/ > > > > > media/ > > > > > model/ > > > > > waveserver/ > > > > > > The name "pirrama" is a placeholder in the new layout - I think we > > > > > need a > > > > > new name to encompass this particular server and bunch of clients. > > > > > waveinabox seems like an obvious candidate, but apart from being > > > > cumbersome > > > > > it describes a milestone for the project rather than a particular > > > > product. I > > > > > don't think it will age well when we later come to scaling the system > > > > > (though we'll keep "in a box" as a working deployment). > > > > > So - we need a new name. What do you suggest? > > > > > Alex > > > > > * "Pirrama" is the Aboriginal name for "Pyrmont", where the Google > > > > > Sydney > > > > > office is. > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups > > > > > "Wave Protocol" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]<wave-protocol%2bunsubscr...@goog > > > > > legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/wave-protocol?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "Wave Protocol" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<wave-protocol%2bunsubscr...@goog > > > > legroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/wave-protocol?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > Dave Butler > > > butlerdi-at-pharm2phork-dot-org > > > > Also on Skype as pharm2phork > > > > Get Skype herehttp://www.skype.com/download.html > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > > are addressed. 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