As a homage to Roy's wife, may I present maven-18: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/38569278/maven-18.png?version=1&modificationDate=1389695623134&api=v2
On 13 January 2014 15:36, Lyons, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > I asked my wife on the drive to the train today what animal she thinks > fits Maven. Her response made me chuckle. > > Without hesitation, she said "Honey Badger" > > When I asked why, she said that Honey Badgers are part of nature and > generally do their thing nicely -- but if you piss it off, things will get > really really bad... She said she had the same experience with Maven. It > works nicely, but if you try to do something really non-standard, you will > feel its wrath :) > > Heh. > > Anyhow, I thought it was funny enough to share - not really a serious > consideration to make a Honey Badger our mascot. > > On 1/10/14 1:20 AM, "Kristian Rosenvold" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >I think the association-work around what maven /is/ is a great way to > >approach a logo contest elsewhere. I have worked with some great graphic > >designers in my time, and the kind input the good ones want are typically > >related around your thoughts/feelings around the product rather than which > >particular animal you prefer, which is a bit of a secondary kind of input > >along with all different kinds of other constraints/ideas (the boss > >prefers > >blue). > > > >When I first encountered maven I had come to the realization that all my > >ant projects were basically the same, and that there was no reason for > >customizing > >what was basically a standard process. So maven gives me associations to a > >mass-production line at a factory, rather than a tailor making individual > >processes. Furthermore, the lifecycle amplifies the idea of a > >conveyor-belt > >mass-production line; all parts move through the same conveyor belt > >process, stopping at > >individual stages to get work done. I would almost be willing to think of > >a > >waterfall (Uh-oh...) > > > >So it would appear to me that I'm not thinking of an animal at all ! > > > >Kristian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >2014/1/9 Mark H. Wood <[email protected]> > > > >> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:32:54AM -0600, Curtis Rueden wrote: > >> > All of the logos are OK, but none of them really symbolize anything in > >> > particular about Maven. IMO the best logos encapsulate the purpose of > >>the > >> > project somehow, either overtly, covertly or both. > >> > >> Good point. I was associating with the name "Maven", looking for a > >> symbol of in-depth understanding of a specialized field. > >> > >> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maven > >> > >> So, what does Maven do? It passes unique source and object code > >> inputs through a standardized process, guided by an expression of the > >> relationships among those inputs, to assemble a well-specified > >> configuration of runnable code. What does that look like? > >> > >> -- > >> Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer [email protected] > >> Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient. > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
