Let's bring together the most mentioned from this thread and start a VOTE by Harbs's system. Let it be max 10 props.
Piotr On Sun, Sep 17, 2017, 08:26 Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.invalid> wrote: > BOJA also was/is software-related: > https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00143947 > > Again, not a deal-killer. One question that came to mind is whether we'd > spend too much time explaining why we called the project BOJA. That got > me thinking of it as an acronym as well. Or maybe a new project name > should be an acronym. > > BOJA could mean "Bring On Javascript in Actionscript" or "Bend Over > Javascript, it's ActionScript" (just kidding). And if using an acronym > for ActionScript it really should be AS, so BOJAS instead of BOJA. > > AIMA is Apps In Mxml and Actionscript. AIMA has 713 hits on GitHub for > Artificial Intelligence, a Modern Approach. > AIMAS has 313 hits and none in JavaScript. > AMAS has 466 hits. 68 in JavaScript. One is an "Application Server". > AMAS has been used by a few companies. > > Other ideas? But again, we are running out of time... > -Alex > > On 9/16/17, 10:54 PM, "Alex Harui" <aha...@adobe.com.INVALID> wrote: > > >To be clear, none of my findings are deal killers for the proposed name. > > > >BOJA is the stock symbol for Bojangles Inc. A chain of fried chicken > >restaurants. > >Wiktionary defined variants of boja [1]. What did you say you thought it > >meant? > >Boja has 163 matches on Github, but I didn't see an exact match but didn't > >check all. > > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co > >m%2Fmudroljub%2Fbojanka&data=02%7C01%7C%7C474ae1cddaf34f798d2408d4fd90895d > >%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412244619792854&sdata=JXw > >%2BN2o57mQyhCtuQy2NXKnzRLkZSK6nLzp62OU6FG8%3D&reserved=0 is "Simple > >JavaScript application for > >drawing in HTML5 canvas" > > > >-Alex > > > >[1] > > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wiktio > >nary.org > %2Fwiki%2Fboja&data=02%7C01%7C%7C474ae1cddaf34f798d2408d4fd90895d% > >7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412244619792854&sdata=cr6x > >p272SB%2FCmqxvbx%2FXEHnVx03AlQpIzlAA4tUQAaw%3D&reserved=0 > > > > > >On 9/16/17, 10:38 PM, "Harbs" <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >>> On Sep 17, 2017, at 8:29 AM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com.INVALID> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>> A quick "suitable name search" on some other candidates: > >>> > >>> Braid: 260 repos match with Braid on Github. There is a project call > >>> BraidApps. Could pose some confusion since we produce apps. > >>> > >>> Strand: 697 repos match Strand on Github. First match was > >>> > >>>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub > . > >>>c > >>>om%2FMediaMath%2Fstrand&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9f442f4ee0a08d4fd8e51 > >>>9 > >>>b%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412235077272615&sdata= > >>>Y > >>>k5oLCpwtkSlGYJSqsfSd1dyRNl3rOx9LiNQh4IHLQU%3D&reserved=0. It is a > >>>"collection of modular, > >>> reusable Web Components built upon Polymer" > >>> > >>> Beads: 971 repos match Bead on Github. One, > >>> > >>>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub > . > >>>c > >>>om%2Forsjb%2Fbeads&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9f442f4ee0a08d4fd8e519b%7C > >>>f > >>>a7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412235077272615&sdata=OQuLf > >>>5 > >>>ueW9aEbEV2rKSndy%2FbCHgWU33N0FgXG%2B%2BHmKc%3D&reserved=0 claims to be > >>>"The Beads Project". > >>> > >>> Bend: 1676 repos match Bend on Github. One, > >>> > >>>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub > . > >>>c > >>>om%2Fevanw%2Fbend&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9f442f4ee0a08d4fd8e519b%7Cf > >>>a > >>>7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412235077272615&sdata=dpS%2F > >>>g > >>>FLFnwl0X2lgFfRpmHE1hrNeS7A2XnZ5ofFWqD4%3D&reserved=0 is a > >>>"statically-typed programming language > >>> for the web" > >>> > >>> Limber: 70 repos match Limber on Github. One, > >>> > >>>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub > . > >>>c > >>>om%2Fggoodman%2Flimber&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9f442f4ee0a08d4fd8e519 > >>>b > >>>%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412235077272615&sdata=Y > >>>h > >>>ZN5g76iGW8AtsBkb8zRu0bw%2Fo6spbqJU7SlYe%2BYpU%3D&reserved=0 is a > >>>"Javascript graphics engine > >>> written in coffee-script" > >>> > >>> Boinga: 3 matches. The exact math is an empty repo. Boinga has > >>> interesting definitions in the urban dictionaries: > >>> > >>> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urba > >>>n > >>>dictionary.com > %2Fdefine.php%3Fterm%3DBoinga&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9 > >>>f > >>>442f4ee0a08d4fd8e519b%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C63641 > >>>2 > >>>235077272615&sdata=l1VYfLrPS5RL7cyzmzm6u7p1ujQSPQdrLUXL69HzXfk%3D&reserv > >>>e > >>>d=0 > >>> > >>> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefinit > >>>h > >>>ing.com > %2Fboinga%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1dc156ada9f442f4ee0a08d4fd8e519b%7 > >>>C > >>>fa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636412235077272615&sdata=1mc5 > >>>O > >>>j7MYL%2FqLZVjeo0fT1FupVfb0yumUQLMm07Fb9g%3D&reserved=0 > >>> And used in a song in a popular children's animation sung by Alicia > >>>Keys. > >>> > >>Ouch… :-( > >> > >>> Names like Böja are interesting, but for me, typing letters with > >>> accents/umlauts/grave is hard for me. > >> > >>What about dropping the accents: Boja? > >> > >> > >>> HTH, > >>> -Alex > >>> > >>> > >>> On 9/16/17, 3:33 PM, "Harbs" <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I like this one. > >>>> > >>>> Harbs > >>>> > >>>>> On Sep 16, 2017, at 11:31 PM, Andrew Wetmore <cottag...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Braid (bunch of strands, right?) > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > >
