On 1/25/16 12:40 AM, Ole Ersoy wrote: > Umbrella-ish is good. Linear algebra, genetic algorithms, neural > networks, clustering, monte carlo, simplex...These need an > umbrella. Some of the other Apache projects that do math may be > interested in moving that piece under the Apache Math umbrella.
The ASF does not look favorably on "umbrella" projects. This is because in these projects, the individual volunteers making up the PMC inevitably lose sight of the full project. The governance model that we have at Apache has no layers in it beneath the PMC. That means PMCs need to be focused. "All things X" PMCs don't work. The canonical example of that was Jakarta, which started as "all things Java" and was eventually split up. We should definitely not try to be "all things math" at the ASF. A better focus would be a nice set math components in Java that other math-related projects inside and outside the ASF can use. Kind of like, um, Commons Math as its own TLP :) Phil > > Personally I like to see each in a separate repository dedicated > to the subject, along with the corresponding documentation, etc So: > apache-math (Central repository describing the project as a whole > with the documentation that cuts across modules) > apache-math-linear-real > apache-math-linear-field > apache-math-optimization-genetic > apache-math-optimization-simplex > etc. > > And hopefully: > apache-math-optimization-integer > apache-math-optimization-mixed > And more.. > > Cheers, > Ole > > On 01/24/2016 04:41 PM, Phil Steitz wrote: >> >>> On Jan 24, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Gilles >>> <gil...@harfang.homelinux.org> wrote: >>> >>> Just plain and simple "Apache Math" maybe? >>> Or is it taken already? >> It's not taken; but I thought it was too broad-sounding and in >> fact umbrella-ish. There are other ASF projects that do >> math-relates things. I think adding "components" makes it look >> more like a library of base components that other math-related >> projects can use. >> >> Phil >>> Gilles >>> >>>> On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:46:17 -0700, Phil Steitz wrote: >>>>> On 1/24/16 2:16 PM, James Carman wrote: >>>>> I guess it depends on the scope of what the new TLP is going >>>>> to do. >>>> This is slightly jumping the gun, as we do have the opportunity in >>>> forming the new TLP to revisit the initial goals of [math]; but I >>>> suspect that initially at least we will mostly continue to be a >>>> general-purpose Java math library, trying to provide IP-clean, >>>> easily integrated, standard algorithm-based solutions to common >>>> math >>>> programming problems. We have grown to the point where we will >>>> almost certainly break the distribution up into separate >>>> "components." No umbrella, but likely multiple release artifacts. >>>> Similar in some ways to what happened with [http], which is why I >>>> suggested the same approach to naming. >>>> >>>> Regarding picking a mathematician for the name, I don't much like >>>> that idea as whoever you choose, you end up loading some math area >>>> and / or cultural bias into the name. >>>> >>>> Phil >>>>> Umbrella projects aren't that popular these days, from what I >>>>> understand. >>>>> Maybe an homage to a famous mathematician? Apache Newton? >>>>> Apache Euler? >>>>> Apache Euclid? >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 4:08 PM Phil Steitz >>>>>> <phil.ste...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> We need to agree on a name. My own preference is for a boring, >>>>>> descriptive name, but I am manifestly not a marketing guy, so >>>>>> won't >>>>>> be offended if others want to be more creative. >>>>>> >>>>>> My suggestion is >>>>>> >>>>>> MathComponents >>>>>> >>>>>> Hearkens back to HttpComponents, which has worked pretty well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Phil >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
