On Aug 27, 2010, at 5:22 AM, Grant Ingersoll wrote: > > On Aug 24, 2010, at 5:55 PM, Upayavira wrote: > >> On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 06:41 +1000, Gav... wrote: >>> I think the title of the name change is a little misleading. >>> >>> We are not Replacing 'Lucene' with 'Apache' . >>> >>> Apache is a given. >>> >>> IOW - The proposal is either: >>> >>> Change "Apache Lucene Connectors Framework" to "Apache Connectors Framework" >>> >>> or: >>> >>> Change "Lucene Connectors Framework" to "Connectors Framework" >>> >>> It should therefore be clear that the only change being proposed here is the >>> 'dropping' of the word 'Lucene' due to the fact that Lucene is no longer its >>> governing TLP. >> >> But people aren't going to be thinking about governing TLPs when making >> assumptions about a name. >> >> Does this project actually relate to Lucene or not? Apache Connectors >> Framework tells me it is either a generic connectors framework for >> connecting anything to anything, or it is for connecting httpd to >> something else, neither of which I suspect are what it is all about. >> > > It is, perhaps, worthwhile to give a brief description about the project, > taken from the website: > <snip> > The Apache Connectors Framework (ACF) is an effort to provide build and > support an open source framework for connecting source content repositories > like Microsoft Sharepoint and EMC Documentum, to target repositories or > indexes, such as Apache Solr. ACF also defines a security model for target > repositories that permits them to enforce source-repository security policies. > > Currently included connectors support FileNet P8 (IBM), Documentum (EMC), > LiveLink (OpenText), Patriarch (Memex), Meridio (Autonomy), Windows shares > (Microsoft), and SharePoint (Microsoft). Also included are a general file > system connector, a general JDBC connector, a general RSS crawler, and a > general web crawler. Currently supported targets include Apache Solr and > QBase (formerly MetaCarta) GTS. The complete repository compatibility list > can be found here. > </snip> > > While it supports targets for Solr, it is not a Solr/Lucene only thing. The > framework intends to be a generic connector framework such that if someone > implements the source and the sync according to the framework design, it will > work. > > FWIW, as was pointed out on the connector mailing list, there are also many > other generic/descriptive names in Apache (disregarding the granddaddy of > them all: HTTP Server, which I realize, of course, is a different story): > HttpComponents, OpenWebBeans, TrafficServer, Web Services, XML, XMLBeans, XML > Graphics, Directory, Logging, OpenEJB, OpenJPA, Portals, Perl, TCL. > Perhaps we should call it the Open Connector Framework? Or maybe if we > remove the spaces, as in OpenConnectorFramework, then we are good? >
Of those at least Web Services, XML, Logging, and Portals are sort of psuedo-projects that aggregate related little projects in that area. Along with the OpenFoo family there's the ActiveFoo family :-). For me as a know-nothing outsider the suggestion of Content Connector Framework pointed me a bit towards what it does. OpenContentConnectorFramework is descriptive but a bit long. OpenCCF? To try to illustrate my thinking rather than push a name down your throat... Open ConnectorFramework/OpenConnectorFramework/OpenCF OK, since you've added a branding word. Not ideal since the purpose appears overly broad Content Connector Framework/ContentConnectorFramework/CCF OK, since you've clarified the scope. Not ideal since has no branding word. OpenContentConnectorFramework/OpenCCF better since it clarifies the scope and includes a branding word. thanks david jencks > -Grant > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
