On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Chris Murphy
<lists(a)colorremedies.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh(a)redhat.com>
wrote:
>> On 12/12/2016 11:58 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Stephen Gallagher
<sgallagh(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>>>> So, up to this point, Langdon White and his merry band of Modularity
folks have
>>>> been calling the proposed modular Fedora Server by the name of
"Crazy Server",
>>>> which I am not fond of. This is for a number of reasons, but mostly
because I
>>>> can't imagine anyone willingly installing and trying something its
creators are
>>>> calling "crazy".
>>>
>>> Extremely enthusiastic server is a bit long though.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, I think we need a better name for this effort. My personal suggestion
would
>>>> be to call it "Adaptive Server". Other suggestions welcome.
>>>
>>> What makes it adaptive? If it's only user initiated, that's
>>> customization. Adaptation indicates the server dynamically alters its
>>> behavior on its own.
>>>
>>
>> Well, the infrastructure adapts to the needs of the users. Not the installed
>> system. In the classic Fedora Server, you get exactly the set of stuff available
>> in the common repository and if you want something else, you need to figure out
>> a workaround. With the modularity implementation, it becomes possible (and
>> supportable) to pull in the set of stuff you need to support your application.
>>
>> Also, I was looking for a term that would carry some positive
"marketing"
>> connotations, beyond the simple descriptive nature of "Modular
Server".
>> Basically, something that catches the eye enough that someone keeps reading to
>> find out what it means.
>
> Maybe a job for Marvin the Martian. Just make up a word. But hey I'm
> not a marketer.
Make up a word, kinda like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsela
Or name them after Greek mythological figures or something, Atalanta
Server.