Megginson is a Souix mathematician , so perhaps Meggison.apache.org ? -- H On 24 January 2016 at 23:52, Benedikt Ritter <brit...@apache.org> wrote:
> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 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 > > > > > > > -- > http://home.apache.org/~britter/ > http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter > http://github.com/britter > -- OpenPGP: https://hasan.d8u.us/gpg.key Sent from my mobile device Envoyé de mon portable
