>From the sidelines, I'd be inclined to show support for something that alludes >quickly to CPD or performance regression testing. Hunter was fantastic in >this sense. My offering is a clear synonym of Hunter: Apache Chaser.
I was at first a bit upset at the rejection. Hunter is such a generic term, that it felt derogatory to reduce a rich indigenous culture to a primitive action. But it only takes a few google searches to see the phrase has a strong north american connotation in place. On Thu, 12 Dec 2024, at 07:55, Henrik Ingo wrote: > I had anticipated this, I realized the problem when myself googling for > Apache Hunter > > Ideas: > - Apache Gunther > > I tried to come up with all kinds of birth stories for this name. Perhaps > the one most close to actual reality is that Alexander lived in Munich when > we first met (over zoom, covid) and decided to start the hunter project. As > Alexander eventually wasn't assigned to work on the project and then moved > away from Germany, it's not avery strong story. Perhaps the best argument > for this name is that it's clearly not American in any way :-D > > If we choose this name we must commit to meet every year at the Oktoberfest > ;-P > > > - Sawa > > A nod to Hunter's actual roots in Warsawa, Poland. In the legend Sawa is > either the sister, wife or mermaid to Wars, and together they settle to > live where Warsawa is today. > > > - Tapio > > ...or something else from the vast Finnish mythology. Tapio is the god of > the forest and animals. Often depicted with shamanic horns but sometimes it > is thought that he is the bear! > > Tapio is the father to a certain Nyyrikki/Nyrkiö. This would create a > similar relationship between the two trademarks as Tux (Linux Foundation / > Torvalds) -> Emperor Linux (for profit vendor). > > > henrik > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 4:50 AM Alexander Sorokoumov < > aleksandr.sorokou...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is a little upsetting. What do you think about using the rest of the >> week to propose and discuss name suggestions in this thread, then starting >> a vote next Monday? >> >> Naturally, when suggesting a name we should follow >> https://incubator.apache.org/guides/names.html. >> >> Best, >> Alex >> >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 2:53 PM Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> > The rationale was sent on private mailing lists so I forwarded it to >> > private@hunter >> > >> > > On Dec 10, 2024, at 2:13 PM, Mick Semb Wever <m...@apache.org> wrote: >> > > >> > > I'm still looking/waiting for the rationale for this decision. >> > > >> > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 at 08:31, Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Hi - >> > >> >> > >> You may have seen on PODLINGNAMESEARCH-228 and the Incubator list that >> > Apache Hunter as a brand is not approved. >> > >> >> > >> The podling will need to find a new name, better sooner than later. >> > Probably best to change after the hunter repository is created and all >> the >> > code transferred. >> > >> >> > >> Best, >> > >> Dave >> > >> > >>
