Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-20 Thread Nandana Mihindukulasooriya
Hi, > out of curiosity - how does this relate to or maybe even complement Eclipse > Lyo [1]? For instance is Lyo one of the Enterprise Linked Data scenarios > which you have been mentioning above? > > [1] http://www.eclipse.org/lyo/ > Eclipse Lyo is focused on OSLC (Open Services for Lifecycle C

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-20 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Hi Paolo, You are right, the discussion on the list shows we should explain a bit more about the general idea. We will add a paragraph to the proposal and some more links to background material. ;-) Am 19.11.2012 um 00:45 schrieb Paolo Castagna: > On 19/11/12 01:01, Benson Margulies wrote: >>

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-20 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Hi Daniel, Am 19.11.2012 um 06:53 schrieb dsh: > A few comments in regards to the proposal draft and "linked data" > specifically: > > * maybe consider calling out that you are striving towards implementing the > Linked Data Platform 1.0 W3C draft (at least that's how I understand the > proposal

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread Sergio Fernández
Hi, On 19/11/12 06:53, dsh wrote: A few comments in regards to the proposal draft and "linked data" specifically: extremely welcome ;-) * maybe consider calling out that you are striving towards implementing the Linked Data Platform 1.0 W3C draft (at least that's how I understand the proposa

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread Sergio Fernández
As far as I know, Lyo is internally discussing and planning to implement the Linked Data Platform somehow: http://www.w3.org/wiki/LDP_Implementations But I don't have more details, sorry. Best, On 16/11/12 19:26, dsh wrote: Hi, out of curiosity - how does this relate to or maybe even comple

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread dsh
Hi, out of curiosity - how does this relate to or maybe even complement Eclipse Lyo [1]? For instance is Lyo one of the Enterprise Linked Data scenarios which you have been mentioning above? [1] http://www.eclipse.org/lyo/ Cheers Daniel On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Sebastian Schaffert < se

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread dsh
Heh yeah I as well had the tuplespace implementation associated with Linda as I read Apache Linda :) Where Linda itself might have become historic, the concept still is in use. E.g. [1]. [1] http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1739850&CFID=202524342&CFTOKEN=19022440 Cheers Daniel On Fri, Nov 16,

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread Paolo Castagna
On 19/11/12 01:01, Benson Margulies wrote: Ted, I did read the whole thing, and I'd like to join you in drawing a curtain in front of the man. The proposers of this project didn't create the problem of the term 'linked data', and they can't fix it. As you suggest, all they can do is pick a TLP

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread dsh
A few comments in regards to the proposal draft and "linked data" specifically: * maybe consider calling out that you are striving towards implementing the Linked Data Platform 1.0 W3C draft (at least that's how I understand the proposal) * will Linda (or whatever name you'll choose) cover data go

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Roy T. Fielding wrote: > I suggest choosing a different name Selinda comes to mind - as in "semantic Linda", and Google doesn't know it about software. -Bertrand - To unsubscribe, e-mail: ge

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-19 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Hi Ted, I read all your mail ( :-) ) and I am sorry that this evolved into such a discussion. For me, "Linked Data" is as specific as "Web", "Stack" or "Heap", and I would claim it is like this for at least the rest of the Web community and possibly the database community as well. But regardles

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Sergio Fernández
Hi, On 18/11/12 21:55, Ted Dunning wrote: That is because the phrase is only used as a proper noun for one thing. But it is used commonly as a descriptive phrase. I agree about the technical terms, but in this case it's a name. Even Google is not confused: http://www.google.com/search?q=linke

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Sergio Fernández
On 18/11/12 02:04, dsh wrote: Btw, the important part missing up to now in this discussion is the OPEN in Linked OPEN Data. If I get it right without openness the whole idea will be crippled to a certain extend. No, the proposal text addresses not only linked open data scenarios, but much more

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Benson Margulies
Ted, I did read the whole thing, and I'd like to join you in drawing a curtain in front of the man. The proposers of this project didn't create the problem of the term 'linked data', and they can't fix it. As you suggest, all they can do is pick a TLP name that is neutral to positive in relation

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Ted Dunning
How about following the tradition established by the contraction of web log into blog? That would give "web linked data" => Blinda It is still a female name if you need the gender stereotyping of Linda. It seems to have non-English meanings, but certainly has no connotations in English. It also

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Ted Dunning
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 1:45 AM, Paolo Castagna wrote: > On 17/11/12 22:49, Ted Dunning wrote: > >> Frankly, the phrase "linked data" is also so generic as to be essentially >> meaningless outside your community. There are many, many uses of this >> phrase in computer science that mean some

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Benson Margulies
Then call it LODen. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 8:04 PM, dsh wrote: > Btw, the important part missing up to now in this discussion is the OPEN in > Linked OPEN Data. If I get it right without openness the whole idea will be > crippled to a certain extend. > > Cheers > Daniel > > > On Sun, Nov 18, 201

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread dsh
Btw, the important part missing up to now in this discussion is the OPEN in Linked OPEN Data. If I get it right without openness the whole idea will be crippled to a certain extend. Cheers Daniel On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Sebastian Schaffert < sebastian.schaff...@salzburgresearch.at> wrot

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Paolo Castagna
Hi Ted, in addition to the comments and links from Sebastian, I want to add something myself. On 17/11/12 22:49, Ted Dunning wrote: Frankly, the phrase "linked data" is also so generic as to be essentially meaningless outside your community. There are many, many uses of this phrase in compute

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Ted Dunning
WebLinda is nice and specific and phonetically suggestive. On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 1:50 AM, Nandana Mihindukulasooriya < nandana@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to say when I heard the name "Linda", I really liked it because it > is short, catchy, easy to remember and goes well with Linked Data. B

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread dsh
Btw, I think the Wikipedia reference in the Tuple Space article to the blackboard metaphor is misleading cause it's already bound to AI expert systems such as Hofstadter's copycat... if I have collected enough evidence I'll change the article accordingly :) Cheers Daniel On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread dsh
tuplespaces are STILL well known and Linda is one or even its original implementation where JavaSapces is another and later on grid computing borrowed some ideas [1] from it etc pp. So I wouldn't make a statement as such as Linda nowadays is "ancient" technology (to use a strong term). Anyway we ha

RE: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
lasooriya [mailto:nandana@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 01:51 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda I have to say when I heard the name "Linda", I really liked it because it is short, catchy, easy to remember and goes well with Linked Data. But

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-18 Thread Nandana Mihindukulasooriya
I have to say when I heard the name "Linda", I really liked it because it is short, catchy, easy to remember and goes well with Linked Data. But I totally agree that it is good to avoid any name conflict issues or trademark issues in this early stage where it is easily possible. I was thinking whet

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread David Crossley
Another possblility is "Adnil" being reversed linked data. A nice twist. Anyway, up to the podling. There are some useful Incubator resources for quickly dealing with the Name issue. Here are some: http://incubator.apache.org/guides/graduation.html#notes-names http://incubator.apache.org/guides/n

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Dear Ted, even though I agree that the term "Linked Data" is very generic, this is out of my influence, and it describes quite well what the topic is about. The term "Linked Data" has actually been proposed by Tim Berners-Lee: http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkedData.html and is used in the v

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Ted Dunning
Frankly, the phrase "linked data" is also so generic as to be essentially meaningless outside your community. There are many, many uses of this phrase in computer science that mean something completely different from what you guys seem to mean. It took me quite a bit of reading to figure out what

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Benson Margulies
Or maLinda? There's Lindane, but that's something else. It might avoid bugs. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Ian Holsman wrote: > What about DaNil? Or DaLin? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 18/11/2012, at 9:12 AM, Sebastian Schaffert > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> first of all, thanks for the fe

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Ian Holsman
What about DaNil? Or DaLin? Sent from my iPhone On 18/11/2012, at 9:12 AM, Sebastian Schaffert wrote: > Dear all, > > first of all, thanks for the feedback so far... > > Am 17.11.2012 um 20:08 schrieb Andy Seaborne: > > >> You're right changing the name can be done later but the name tends

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Dear all, first of all, thanks for the feedback so far... Am 17.11.2012 um 20:08 schrieb Andy Seaborne: > You're right changing the name can be done later but the name tends to get > embedded both in the system (e.g. URLs, JIRA project) and more importantly in > people knowing about the commu

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Andy Seaborne
On 17/11/12 09:01, Sergio Fernández wrote: Hi Roy, we were aware of the possible conflict/confusion with the name; but since the Linda model is quite old, not really spread nowadays and completely far away of the Linked Data topic, personally I can't see a really big issue here. But of course th

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
+1 (non-binding) as a first comment. Cheers, Andreas Sebastian Schaffert: > Dear all, > > we would like to propose a new project called Apache Linda as a > Linked Data Platform implementation to the incubator. Andy Seaborne > was so kind as to volunteer as a champion for the project. The > prop

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-17 Thread Sergio Fernández
Hi Roy, we were aware of the possible conflict/confusion with the name; but since the Linda model is quite old, not really spread nowadays and completely far away of the Linked Data topic, personally I can't see a really big issue here. But of course the Incubator PMC has a deeper knowledge o

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-16 Thread Ted Dunning
I had the same impression (oh boy... Linda still exists ... oh wait, not that Linda) On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Roy T. Fielding wrote: > I suggest choosing a different name. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_%28coordination_language%29 > > We generally don't use names that have be

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-16 Thread Mattmann, Chris A (388J)
Hi Guys, This sounds really interesting looking forward to hanging around and see what comes of it! Cheers, Chris On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Sebastian Schaffert wrote: > Dear all, > > we would like to propose a new project called Apache Linda as a Linked Data > Platform implementation to t

Re: [PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-16 Thread Roy T. Fielding
I suggest choosing a different name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_%28coordination_language%29 We generally don't use names that have been (and continue to be) used extensively by other software projects. Roy On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Sebastian Schaffert wrote: > Dear all, > >

[PROPOSAL] Apache Linda

2012-11-16 Thread Sebastian Schaffert
Dear all, we would like to propose a new project called Apache Linda as a Linked Data Platform implementation to the incubator. Andy Seaborne was so kind as to volunteer as a champion for the project. The proposal is available at http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/LindaProposal The goal of Apach