<orcnote> below -----Original Message----- From: dwhyt...@gmail.com [mailto:dwhyt...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Donald Whytock Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 13:52 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Silk as new Incubator project
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Roman Shaposhnik <ro...@shaposhnik.org> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Christian Grobmeier > <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not saying anything on the proposal itself, I would be concerned because > > of the name Silk. > > There is this: > > http://lucidworks.com/product/integrations/silk/ [ ... ] > >> > * Apache Silk (preferable name) > >> > * Apache Sylk > >> > * Apache Memstor > >> > * Apache Ignite > > It would be very useful if we can get feedback on > the most/least pref. ones from that list. > [ ... ] I'd think Ignite is a standard-enough English word that no one could reasonably claim exclusivity (but IANAL). Don <orcnote> Ignite is used within software names, as in "AIR Music Technology Ignite." The splash screen says "Ignite by air". I have no idea whether "Apache Ignite" is enough for non-confusion. Too bad about Sylk. </orcnote> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
