w00t! :) The tapir (taPIR - yes, we are complete dorks) was our initial contribution to a Pirk mascot. I'm sure that he can be voted off of the island, if desired. ;)
On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Tim Ellison <t.p.elli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yay! Time to print the T-shirts ;-) > > BTW I neglected to mention that the project logo is great. > (and what's with the Tapir on the homepage?) > > Regards, > Tim > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [jira] [Resolved] (PODLINGNAMESEARCH-108) Establish whether > "Apache Pirk" is a suitable name > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:28:20 +0000 (UTC) > From: Shane Curcuru (JIRA) <j...@apache.org> > To: t.p.elli...@gmail.com > > > [ > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH- > 108?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel > ] > > Shane Curcuru resolved PODLINGNAMESEARCH-108. > --------------------------------------------- > Resolution: Fixed > > Approved. > > Thanks to the PPMC for the thorough and factual details in this search! > > > Establish whether "Apache Pirk" is a suitable name > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > Key: PODLINGNAMESEARCH-108 > > URL: https://issues.apache.org/ > jira/browse/PODLINGNAMESEARCH-108 > > Project: Podling Suitable Names Search > > Issue Type: Suitable Name Search > > Reporter: Tim Ellison > > > > A suitable name search is required for "Apache Pirk" as a project at the > ASF, including the project name, documentation, and downloadable artefacts. > > This issue collects together the results of the search and evidence of > its suitability for using the name Apache Pirk. > > Apache Pirk is a framework for scalable Private Information Retrieval. > > Private Information Retrieval (PIR) is an area of computer science and > mathematics that enables a user/entity to privately and securely obtain > information from a dataset, to which they have been granted access, without > revealing, to the dataset owner or to an observer, any information > regarding the questions asked or the results obtained. Employing > homomorphic encryption techniques, PIR enables datasets to remain resident > in their native locations while giving the ability to query the datasets > with sensitive terms > > > > -- > This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA > (v6.3.4#6332) >
