I don't find any obvious software uses of the name. I don't find it
terribly descriptive though - multiplex/manifold wins in my opinion.
Acromantula is also available and is more descriptive:
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Acromantula
(if you don't mind the HP references. ;-) )
Karl
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Jack Krupansky
jack.krupan...@lucidimagination.com wrote:
How about Macon... from Mac[hinery] + con[nection]. A small city, also a
dirigible airship.
-- Jack Krupansky
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From: Grant Ingersoll gsing...@apache.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:46 AM
To: connectors-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: About name change
Apache Manifold is growing on me. And/or Apache Manifold CF or Apache
Manifold Conn. Framework.
Has a nice short name, easy to pronounce, doesn't require funky acronyms
and from Webster's:
Machinery . a chamber having several outlets through which a liquid or
gas is distributed or gathered. --
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Manifold
Paraphrased, it's a a chamber having several outlets through which bits
are gathered and distributed.
-Grant
On Aug 30, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Mark Miller wrote:
On 8/30/10 5:20 PM, Karl Wright wrote:
I'm not going to go head-to-head with you trying to split hairs. ;-)
Can we agree that something like ContentCF is a possibility under your
guidelines? (I'm not proposing that, I'm just trying to open the field
up a
bit.)
Karl
From my end, most of that was off topic haggling - I'm not saying it
should be one way or other per seh. I personally see the benefit of
having a good unique word in the name of the project - and of trying to
follow the guidelines / feel of previous projects. I'd be perfectly fine
with something like Apache Manifold Connector Framework. But push come
to shove I wouldn't even vote against keeping things as is with the
Apache Connector Framework.
- Mark
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