Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
Aaron Bannert wrote: > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:04:46PM -0500, Sam Ruby wrote: >> Put in tangible terms, I would much prefer to see a incubator puruse a >> vote of [no] confidence in the Geronimo PPC than to have the incubator >> continue to debate the name of the project. > Calling this a bikesh

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
On Dec 1, 2003, at 4:18 PM, Brian McCallister wrote: Hmm, how about: Apache ctx.lookup("apache/j2ee/name"); It's unpronounceable, but so is httpd ;-) I can pronounce it, but I then have to wipe my screen :D geir -Brian On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 03:42 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Mon, Dec 0

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
On Dec 1, 2003, at 12:53 PM, Noel J. Bergman wrote: In any event, I would table this to be resolved by the Geronimo what-ever-we-call-this-thing-currently-labelled-PPMC. Yikes. We don't have enough bicyles for this. Can we just call it the PPMC, until we decide to change the ASF bylaws and rem

Re: [VOTE] Incubate Apache Repo

2003-12-01 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr
On Nov 30, 2003, at 8:53 PM, Nick Chalko wrote: Stephen McConnell wrote: Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: "Depot" +1 +1 I like it. The sense of gathering and movement. with a Industrial feel. Nice. And whoever is in charge can be the "Depot Despot" geir -- Geir Magnusson Jr

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Aaron Bannert
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:04:46PM -0500, Sam Ruby wrote: > Put in tangible terms, I would much prefer to see a incubator puruse a > vote of [no] confidence in the Geronimo PPC than to have the incubator > continue to debate the name of the project. There is no Geronimo PMC. The mere fact that

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Brian McCallister
Hmm, how about: Apache ctx.lookup("apache/j2ee/name"); It's unpronounceable, but so is httpd ;-) -Brian On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 03:42 PM, Greg Stein wrote: On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 01:18:15AM -0800, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: On 12/1/03 12:16 AM, "Greg Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 01:18:15AM -0800, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: > On 12/1/03 12:16 AM, "Greg Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 07:10:16PM -0500, Rich Bowen wrote: > >> ... > >> Appropriating the name "Geronimo" for our uses will cause, and has > >> caused, controversy.

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread David Jencks
On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 08:06 AM, Sam Ruby wrote: Then we have to prevent such discussions in the future by setting clearer rules. Ideas? Possible addition: "The name should not be a name of a person, geographical entity, of religious nature or generally insulting. Since the definition

RE: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Noel J. Bergman
>>> 2) Identify the PPMC who gets to name this project - and hold them >>> accountable for their decision. > > We are not deciding on the name but on the need or not to have a name > > change. In case for a name change, this will surely be the case. > At which point, they will be autonomous until t

"Geronimo" Project; was Official Name

2003-12-01 Thread Vic Cekvenich
Sam Ruby wrote: Put in tangible terms, I would much prefer to see a incubator puruse a vote of [no] confidence in the Geronimo PPC than to have the incubator continue to debate the name of the project. That would clear up a lot. +1 from a non-voter. .V -

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Andrew C. Oliver wrote: I very much like the government model that the ASF board operates on. It does not meddle in PMC decisions. If the board does not like the way some project is operating - it typically has only one rather blunt instrument to use: disband the PMC. This has the nice side bene

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
> I very much like the government model that the ASF board operates on. > It does not meddle in PMC decisions. If the board does not like the way > some project is operating - it typically has only one rather blunt > instrument to use: disband the PMC. This has the nice side benefit as > it encou

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Sam Ruby
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: Sam Ruby wrote: ... 1) Have the incubator PMC identify a clear set of constraints that apply to *all* names. Vote on them, document them, and move on. Right. What is our policy? ATM here is our rule: " Make sure that the requested project name does not already exist a

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
> I'm changing my vote, not because I don't believe in my earlier > thoughts, but becausewe are wasting so much time and energy on something > that should be much simpler. This gets my vote for the most unprincipled vote in this whole thread. Andreas --

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote: Aaron Bannert wrote: The Geronimo folks are talking about making logos and there seems to be a desire to have official signoff on the name. Please vote on one of the following choices: [ ] - Let them keep "Geronimo" as the official name. [ ] - Punt the decision t

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
Sam Ruby wrote: ... 1) Have the incubator PMC identify a clear set of constraints that apply to *all* names. Vote on them, document them, and move on. Right. What is our policy? ATM here is our rule: " Make sure that the requested project name does not already exist and check www.nameprotect.co

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Sanjiva Weerawarana
"Brian Behlendorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Despite this, I like Geronimo as a name. However, I think it'd be a poor > choice for two reasons previously noted: other software products already > using that name, and the *potential* it has to cause quite a bit of > trouble. It's really not t

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Berin Lautenbach
Sam Ruby wrote: The inevitable result of these two factors is an interminable discussion on the naming of a project. IMHO, the right answer is *not* to buck this up to the incubator PMC, or to members, or *gasp* to the board. A much better approach would be: 1) Have the incubator PMC identify

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Andrew C. Oliver
On 12/1/03 12:16 AM, "Greg Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 07:10:16PM -0500, Rich Bowen wrote: >> ... >> Appropriating the name "Geronimo" for our uses will cause, and has >> caused, controversy. > > I believe the only controversy has been from people who state that th

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Greg Stein
On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 07:10:16PM -0500, Rich Bowen wrote: >... > Appropriating the name "Geronimo" for our uses will cause, and has > caused, controversy. I believe the only controversy has been from people who state that the name will cause controversy. IOW, it is entirely self-generated, rathe

[VOTE:RESULT] Incubate Apache Ruper (was about Repo)

2003-12-01 Thread Nicola Ken Barozzi
There have counted at least 5 +1s (not counting mine that is ;-) Therefore I will start the official incubation of Apache Ruper. This will be the roadmap: 1 - add a status file in the incubator CVS under: incubator/site/projects/ruper.cwiki that will be published here: http://incu

RE: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Noel J. Bergman
Roy T. Fielding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Roy made a comment that a condition for leaving the incubator is that > > the name be changed. I hadn't heard that before > I said that the condition was that it would be reconsidered Sorry to misunderstand. Thanks for the clarification. -

Re: [VOTE] Official Name for "Geronimo" Project

2003-12-01 Thread Roy T. Fielding
Roy made a comment that a condition for leaving the incubator is that the name be changed. I hadn't heard that before, but those are two incompatible views. I said that the condition was that it would be reconsidered; basically, that any comments to the effect that it is now "too late" or the na