On 04/08/06, Gordon Sim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Danny Angus wrote: > I think it is about time that we grew up and introduced a rule which > prevents words already used as proper nouns from being proposed as > project names unless there is some real and relevant on-topic > connection. Just by way of explanation, this name was proposed as (a) it is where the project began and (b) it is a port, which was felt to have a loose association with messaging. As a connection (a) is certainly real, though I can understand that the relevance of (b) might be viewed as rather tenuous.
If pressed I wouldn't think that those were good reasons, a) is just a coincidence and b) is a pun. A good reason would be that it had been funded by the city, or had become associated with one if the city's institutions. like the GHC and JAF. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]