I suggest choosing a different name.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_%28coordination_language%29

We generally don't use names that have been (and continue to be)
used extensively by other software projects.

....Roy

On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Sebastian Schaffert wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> we would like to propose a new project called Apache Linda as a Linked Data 
> Platform implementation to the incubator. Andy Seaborne was so kind as to 
> volunteer as a champion for the project. The proposal is available at
> 
> http://wiki.apache.org/incubator/LindaProposal
> 
> The goal of Apache Linda is to provide an open implementation of a Linked 
> Data Platform that can be used, extended, and deployed easily by 
> organizations who want to publish Linked Data or build custom applications on 
> Linked Data. Linda will follow the core recommendations of the W3C on RDF, 
> SPARQL and Linked Data publishing, particularly the emerging Linked Data 
> Platform (LDP) recommendation. It will also offer extensions for frequently 
> needed additional functionalities like Linked Data Querying, WebID, WebACL, 
> Reasoning, and Versioning. Linda aims to cover both, Linked Open Data, as 
> well as Enterprise Linked Data scenarios, providing facilities to deal with 
> different data sources and requirements (small data/big data, open 
> access/restricted access, etc).
> 
> We are looking forward to your feedback and suggestions on how to improve the 
> proposal and idea!
> 
> 
> Sergio, Thomas, Jakob and Sebastian
> 
> 
> 
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> | Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft  http://www.salzburgresearch.at
> | Head of Knowledge and Media Technologies Group          +43 662 2288 423
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