I'm waiting for the subscribe to the private list to be moderated in, who are the moderators of that list?
...ant On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, ant elder <[email protected]> wrote: > The name search guide is here: > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html and that describes a > process that should be followed, its not determined by conjecture and > personal opinion. Note that discussion about the specifics should be > on the podling private list. > > ...ant > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 9:31 PM, John D. Ament <[email protected]> > wrote: > > So, my honest opinion is that Droids would be bad to use from a naming > > stand point. The name search is meant to indicate whether something is > > commonly known and would be uniquely identifiable as an organization. > > > > I don't think, based on the original search results, that "Droids" will > > suite. > > > > John > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Richard Frovarp <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> On 08/07/2014 07:46 AM, Tim Williams wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:11 AM, John D. Ament <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> So, the first step is for you guys to tell me how you got to the name > >>>> "Droids." I'm assuming it was established before the podling name > search > >>>> came into existence. > >>>> > >>> It started as a Labs project[1] and predates the name search. It's > >>> hard to recall exactly but it feels like it also predates the > >>> popularization of "Android" as well. I gather most folks think more > >>> of the Star Wars sense. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> --tim > >>> > >>> [1] - http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/labs-labs/200702. > >>> mbox/%3C1170850642.8380.31.camel@localhost%3E > >>> > >> > >> Thorsten named it, but I'm guessing you're right. > >> > >> Since Android and the Droid line (mostly from Verizon and Motorola) came > >> out, more people are going to think it is Android related than not. > What do > >> we need to do for the name search? Do we just abort and develop a new > name? > >> Would that make life easier when it comes to this process? > >> > >> Thanks for your help, > >> Richard > >> >
