Hi, I very much like the idea of taking the name of a famous mathematician. If it has to be some thing more descriptive: Apache Commons HttpClient went to Apache HttpComponents. How about Apache Math Components as TLP name?
Benedikt 2016-01-25 8:40 GMT+01:00 Ole Ersoy <ole.er...@gmail.com>: > Umbrella-ish is good. Linear algebra, genetic algorithms, neural > networks, clustering, monte carlo, simplex...These need an umbrella. Some > of the other Apache projects that do math may be interested in moving that > piece under the Apache Math umbrella. > > Personally I like to see each in a separate repository dedicated to the > subject, along with the corresponding documentation, etc So: > apache-math (Central repository describing the project as a whole with the > documentation that cuts across modules) > apache-math-linear-real > apache-math-linear-field > apache-math-optimization-genetic > apache-math-optimization-simplex > etc. > > And hopefully: > apache-math-optimization-integer > apache-math-optimization-mixed > And more.. > > Cheers, > Ole > > > On 01/24/2016 04:41 PM, Phil Steitz wrote: > >> >> On Jan 24, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Gilles <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote: >>> >>> Just plain and simple "Apache Math" maybe? >>> Or is it taken already? >>> >> It's not taken; but I thought it was too broad-sounding and in fact >> umbrella-ish. There are other ASF projects that do math-relates things. I >> think adding "components" makes it look more like a library of base >> components that other math-related projects can use. >> >> Phil >> >>> Gilles >>> >>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:46:17 -0700, Phil Steitz wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 1/24/16 2:16 PM, James Carman wrote: >>>>> I guess it depends on the scope of what the new TLP is going to do. >>>>> >>>> This is slightly jumping the gun, as we do have the opportunity in >>>> forming the new TLP to revisit the initial goals of [math]; but I >>>> suspect that initially at least we will mostly continue to be a >>>> general-purpose Java math library, trying to provide IP-clean, >>>> easily integrated, standard algorithm-based solutions to common math >>>> programming problems. We have grown to the point where we will >>>> almost certainly break the distribution up into separate >>>> "components." No umbrella, but likely multiple release artifacts. >>>> Similar in some ways to what happened with [http], which is why I >>>> suggested the same approach to naming. >>>> >>>> Regarding picking a mathematician for the name, I don't much like >>>> that idea as whoever you choose, you end up loading some math area >>>> and / or cultural bias into the name. >>>> >>>> Phil >>>> >>>>> Umbrella projects aren't that popular these days, from what I >>>>> understand. >>>>> Maybe an homage to a famous mathematician? Apache Newton? Apache Euler? >>>>> Apache Euclid? >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 4:08 PM Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> We need to agree on a name. My own preference is for a boring, >>>>>> descriptive name, but I am manifestly not a marketing guy, so won't >>>>>> be offended if others want to be more creative. >>>>>> >>>>>> My suggestion is >>>>>> >>>>>> MathComponents >>>>>> >>>>>> Hearkens back to HttpComponents, which has worked pretty well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Phil >>>>>> >>>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- http://home.apache.org/~britter/ http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter http://github.com/britter
