Hah. If I'd scrolled past the German, I would have realized that the "Multiplex" this refers to is in fact a piece of hardware, so I think we'd be OK with this one.
Karl On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Karl Wright <daddy...@gmail.com> wrote: > I, too like it. There's a problem though: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifold_System > > Other similar possibilities include Multiplex, or maybe we get somewhere by > using ManifoldCF? Or maybe "Apache Manifold" is different enough from > "Manifold System" to be distinguishable? > > FWIW, Multiplex is also used, but it doesn't seem to be very significant: > > http://mc3030.heim1.de/english.php > > > Karl > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Grant Ingersoll <gsing...@apache.org>wrote: > >> Apache Manifold is growing on me. And/or Apache Manifold CF or Apache >> Manifold Conn. Framework. >> >> Has a nice short name, easy to pronounce, doesn't require funky acronyms >> and from Webster's: >> "Machinery . a chamber having several outlets through which a liquid or >> gas is distributed or gathered." -- >> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Manifold >> >> Paraphrased, it's a a chamber having several outlets through which bits >> are gathered and distributed. >> >> -Grant >> >> >> On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Mark Miller wrote: >> >> > On 8/30/10 5:20 PM, Karl Wright wrote: >> >> I'm not going to go head-to-head with you trying to split hairs. ;-) >> >> Can we agree that something like "ContentCF" is a possibility under >> your >> >> guidelines? (I'm not proposing that, I'm just trying to open the field >> up a >> >> bit.) >> >> >> >> Karl >> >> >> > >> > From my end, most of that was off topic haggling - I'm not saying it >> > should be one way or other per seh. I personally see the benefit of >> > having a good unique word in the name of the project - and of trying to >> > follow the guidelines / feel of previous projects. I'd be perfectly fine >> > with something like Apache Manifold Connector Framework. But push come >> > to shove I wouldn't even vote against keeping things as is with the >> > Apache Connector Framework. >> > >> > - Mark >> >> -------------------------- >> Grant Ingersoll >> http://lucenerevolution.org Apache Lucene/Solr Conference, Boston Oct 7-8 >> >> >
