[wsf-dev] [Igf-dev] Fwd: Naming of WSF and IGF

[Phil Hunt]

I'm confused. You seemed to want to call the WSF project the  
OpenLiberty/J project.  My objection was that one project should not  
have the same name as the organization name.

Phil Hunt
Oracle


On 24-Mar-08, at 7:51 AM, Scott Cantor wrote:

>> IGF is orthogonal to the ID-WSF code.  ID-WSF is just one protocol/
>> family that IGF will support. For example, IGF has to support other
>> protocols including non-federation protocols like LDAP.
>
> I never implied otherwise.
>
>> While there is obviously a key "intersecting" relationship here, to
>> say there is a hierarchical one would be *extremely* problematic and
>> be a disservice to either project by artificially limiting their
>> respective potential "mindshare".
>
> I see nothing about the OpenLiberty name that implies WSF. It implies
> Liberty, but if that alone is an issue, I'm not sure what the code  
> is doing
> here to begin with.
>
>> I think Asa has it right. There are several projects running under a
>> common organization. Following the Apache model might be the best way
>> to go.
>
> There is no Apache model. Apache leaves naming up to each project.  
> That
> means a bunch of arguments instead of one, and that's all I was  
> trying to
> avoid. If you have the appetite, have at it.
>
> -- Scott
>
>