On 1/25/16 2:28 AM, luc wrote: > Le 2016-01-25 08:52, Benedikt Ritter a écrit : >> Hi, >> >> I very much like the idea of taking the name of a famous >> mathematician. >> If it has to be some thing more descriptive: Apache Commons >> HttpClient went >> to Apache HttpComponents. How about Apache Math Components as TLP >> name? >> >> Benedikt >> >> 2016-01-25 8:40 GMT+01:00 Ole Ersoy <ole.er...@gmail.com>: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> 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 > > I would be happy with either Math Components or Math. > Also I do favor fancy acronyms that read exactly as well known > names
One that I thought of kind of like that was another current ASF name ripoff: JAML (Java Apache Math Library) imitating JAMES. > (23 years ago, the name of my first mathematics library was > an acronym that read "Cantor"), it is probably not a good idea for > this new TLP. > > In any case, the project will most probably be de facto an umbrella > project as modularizing it seems in the current mood. Modularization does not mean becoming an umbrella project. It just means we distribute multiple jars. In any case, the scope limitation that I thought good to somehow imply in the name was that what we aim to produce is a base library in Java. Phil > > best regards, > Luc > >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
