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[jsr375-experts] Re: Poll: Name for the RI

From: Werner Keil <werner.keil_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:04:32 +0100

It was mainly due to the whole "Glassfish" synonyms, not emotionally tied
to this one compared to others ;-)

Plus Sabertooth is equally extinct, yet it's used widely, e.g. for this
gaming controller:
http://www.razersupport.com/gaming-controllers/razer-sabertooth/ ;-D

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Rudy De Busscher <rdebusscher_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> placodermi -> is an extinct class of armoured prehistoric fish (according
> to wikipedia)
>
> *extinct* is not a good start for a Framework ? :)
>
>
>
> On 18 January 2016 at 15:45, Werner Keil <werner.keil_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Though it's short, Ozark is also not so trivial to pronounce outside
>> Middle-Earth;-)
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:20 PM, arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Heimdall would be a lot easier to pronounce internationally indeed.
>>>
>>> I wonder how easy "Bennekom" would be for non-Dutchies though ;)
>>>
>>> Current list:
>>>
>>> * Securitas
>>> * Soteria +2
>>> * Olin +1
>>> * Placoderm
>>> * Heimdall +2
>>> * OmegaSupreme
>>> * Omega-S
>>> * Skyfeather
>>> * JAAS-EE
>>> * Amsterdam
>>> * Copenhagen
>>> * Jyväskylä
>>> * Jiangshan
>>> * Bennekom
>>> * Blois
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Werner Keil <werner.keil_at_gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> At least the Idris Elba character in Thor/Avengers is called "Heimdall"
>>>> without the "r" at the end. Both "Hemidall" and "Heimdall" seem OK, if you
>>>> add the "r" some people could loose their teeth trying to pronounce it
>>>> correctly ;-D
>>>>
>>>> Werner
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Ivar Grimstad <ivar.grimstad_at_gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Being a Norwegian, I gotta go for Hemidall
>>>>> (I see that it is sometimes referred to as Heimdallr in some English
>>>>> texts, not sure which is more correct....)
>>>>>
>>>>> Ivar
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:01 PM arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Rudy De Busscher <
>>>>>> rdebusscher_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Soteria, Olin or Heimdall
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Securitas is a security company in Belgium by the way :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the Netherlands as well ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Current list:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * Securitas
>>>>>> * Soteria +2
>>>>>> * Olin +1
>>>>>> * Placoderm
>>>>>> * Heimdall +1
>>>>>> * OmegaSupreme
>>>>>> * Omega-S
>>>>>> * Skyfeather
>>>>>> * JAAS-EE
>>>>>> * Amsterdam
>>>>>> * Copenhagen
>>>>>> * Jyväskylä
>>>>>> * Jiangshan
>>>>>> * Bennekom
>>>>>> * Blois
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 4:30 PM, arjan tijms <arjan.tijms_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We still haven't got a name for the RI project, Werner pitched
>>>>>>>>>> some terms earlier. I'd like to propose a poll to come up with such name.
>>>>>>>>>> So far we have:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Securitas" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securitas, a Roman
>>>>>>>>>> deity of security and safety (though there are of course at least 2
>>>>>>>>>> companies by that name, one in Sweden, the other here in Switzerland)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Soteria" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soteria_(mythology),
>>>>>>>>>> Greek godess of safety and preservation from harm.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Olin" https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hl%C3%ADn.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Placoderm" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placoderm
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Some additional ideas:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Heimdall" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimdallr Norse
>>>>>>>>>> mythology, also known from comics and sci-fi, guardian of Asgard.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "OmegaSupreme" Guardian from G1 transformers continuity,
>>>>>>>>>> perhaps shorten to "Omega-S", where the S could even be taken to mean
>>>>>>>>>> "Security".
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Skyfeather" http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Skyfeather_(G1) Another G1
>>>>>>>>>> transformer; one of the more unknown protectobots, the shield of God
>>>>>>>>>> Guardian.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "JAAS-EE" Completely wrong, but too many people, even those who
>>>>>>>>>> should be in the know, think that "JAAS" is the universal security
>>>>>>>>>> framework used by Java EE. No matter how many times it's explained, people
>>>>>>>>>> simply want it to be this name. So in a way the community has already
>>>>>>>>>> chosen. But to distinguish with the "real" JAAS we could add the "EE"
>>>>>>>>>> moniker.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Amsterdam" or "Copenhagen" Safest cities (to cycle). Safety
>>>>>>>>>> has some relation with security. See
>>>>>>>>>> http://copenhagenize.eu/index/index.html Myself being Amsterdam
>>>>>>>>>> based my personal vote would be for Amsterdam, naturally ;)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "A'dam" popular local abbreviation of Amsterdam.
>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%27dam ties in with "dam" a
>>>>>>>>>> barrier/protector against water.
>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Jyväskylä" / "Jiangshan" two relatively large cities
>>>>>>>>>> containing the letters J, S, A from Java (EE) Security Api
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Bennekom" small town in The Netherlands
>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennekom no particular connection
>>>>>>>>>> with security, but just like Ozark for the MVC RI has no particular
>>>>>>>>>> connection with the technology.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * "Blois" City in France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blois
>>>>>>>>>> also no connection with security, but I like the sound of it.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Any other ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The list of proposed names:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * Securitas
>>>>>>>>>> * Soteria
>>>>>>>>>> * Olin
>>>>>>>>>> * Placoderm
>>>>>>>>>> * Heimdall
>>>>>>>>>> * OmegaSupreme
>>>>>>>>>> * Omega-S
>>>>>>>>>> * Skyfeather
>>>>>>>>>> * JAAS-EE
>>>>>>>>>> * Amsterdam
>>>>>>>>>> * Copenhagen
>>>>>>>>>> * Jyväskylä
>>>>>>>>>> * Jiangshan
>>>>>>>>>> * Bennekom
>>>>>>>>>> * Blois
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Arjan Tijms
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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