The reasons were outlined here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00295.html
Also, there was enough concern by our mentors and others in the Incubator that the name might conflict with a few 3rd party names. Mostly though, without the 'J' in the name, we can pursue other language support, such as Flex/ActionScript and C# bindings (which someone is working on as we speak). Fresh start, new name, all that good stuff... If anyone else has other questions related to this, please start a new thread so we don't derail this vote thread. Thanks! Regards, Les On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Ralph Goers <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd vote +1 on JSecurity if it was on the list and my vote mattered. I've > still never gotten an answer why the change is even necessary. I'm not > subscribed to Ki Developers so I won't see a reply if it doesn't come back > to incubator general. > > Ralph > > > On May 29, 2009, at 7:29 AM, Les Hazlewood wrote: > > Hi everyone, >> >> The period for name suggestions has ended, and we received many good >> submissions. Thanks so much for all who submitted - naming is not an easy >> task given the research that has to be done, and your efforts are much >> appreciated. >> >> Below is a list of all submissions that cleared TESS [1] searches, along >> with their meanings. The spreadsheet I used to accumulate this >> information >> may also be viewed here: >> http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rSmvjJ9yuJao7_rzldg_SxQ&output=html >> [2] >> >> The list is ordered alphabetically accompanied by their meanings. Please >> only select one. Due to the weekend, the voting period will extend to >> Midnight (GMT-8) June 3rd. Thanks! >> >> Apache Aseca - relevant letters in "Application SECurity Api" >> Apache AuthentiKi - play on previous 'Ki' name >> Apache Boahn - "security" in Korean (Boahn:보안) >> Apache KeyPad - electronic lock >> Apache Narsil - sword of Kind Elendil,Lord Of The Rings - represents >> power/protection >> Apache Panekana - "security" in Hawaiian >> Apache Security - Apache security framework, but might have probs w/ >> apachesecurity.net [3] >> Apache Sekuriti - "security" in Malay >> Apache Shiro - "castle" in Japanese >> Apache Sikkert - "security" in Danish >> Apache Tidasi - variant of Tidasif (see next), easier to pronounce >> Apache Tidasif - the word "Secured" using an offset of one character >> (s->t, e->i, etc). >> Apache Toran - a gateway, often a monumental approach to a Buddhist >> temple >> Apache XSJ - relevant letters in "eXtensible Security for Java" >> >> [1] http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4001:4hnqd9.1.1 >> [2] >> http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rSmvjJ9yuJao7_rzldg_SxQ&output=html >> [3] http://www.apachesecurity.net/ >> > >
