Re: [rules-dev] Re: rules-dev Digest, Vol 6, Issue 7

Mark, > From the beginning (when you changed from Drools to Jboss Rules), I have always referred to the system as JBRULES - it is easy to see, easy to say, and easy to write, so I vote for JBRULES. Rich Halsey "may you have fair seas, and a following wind" ----- Original Message ----- From: <rules-dev-request(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; To: <rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: rules-dev Digest, Vol 6, Issue 7 > Send rules-dev mailing list submissions to > rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > rules-dev-request(a)lists.jboss.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > rules-dev-owner(a)lists.jboss.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of rules-dev digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. name (Mark Proctor) > 2. Re: name (Greg Barton) > 3. Re: name (Geoffrey De Smet) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:46:11 +0100 > From: Mark Proctor <mproctor(a)codehaus.org&gt; > Subject: [rules-dev] name > To: Rules Dev List <rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; > Message-ID: <466898C3.4040301(a)codehaus.org&gt; > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > So it's over a year since we changed the name from Drools to JBoss > Rules. Personally I really dislike <Vendor Name> + <Generic Name> naming > schemes; especially so for Open Source projects. It's not the vendor > prefix I dislike, as that adds weight in corporate brand recognition, > but the generic postfix - leaving you no choice but to refer to the > project by the full name "JBoss Rules" in all communication and > throughout that communication; which I find tiresome. Where as ideally, > say in a presentation, you introduce the project as JBoss + <Strong > Name> first and then further references in your presentation can just > use the shortened <Strong name>; emails on the mailing list, being more > casual, can just drop to the shortened <Strong Name> straight away. It's > not just a lazyiness of having to use two words, but I feel it makes it > generally easier on the ears and eyes. With 4.0 coming up we have taken > the next steps into the world of Declarative programming, so was > thinking of JBoss DRules or JBoss D-Rules or JBoss drules - allowing the > DRules to be used standalone to refer to the project in more casual > communication. Anyone have any thoughts on a year of the "JBoss > Rules" name? > > Mark > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 18:24:13 -0700 (PDT) > From: Greg Barton <greg_barton(a)yahoo.com&gt; > Subject: Re: [rules-dev] name > To: Rules Dev List <rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org&gt; > Message-ID: <473607.56020.qm(a)web81515.mail.mud.yahoo.com&gt; > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > --- Mark Proctor <mproctor(a)codehaus.org&gt; wrote: > >> Anyone have any thoughts on a year of >> the "JBoss Rules" name? > > Well, when describing drools using the new name, I'd > often have this exchange: > > me: It's "JBoss Rules" > them: It does? > me: What does? > them: JBoss. > me: Does what? > them: It..um...rules? > > So I find the slang verb sense dominates the proper > noun sense, even in context. A name change would be > good. > > GreG > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight > and hotel bargains. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:18:03 +0200 > From: Geoffrey De Smet <ge0ffrey.spam(a)gmail.com&gt; > Subject: Re: [rules-dev] name > To: rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > Message-ID: <f4bdtc$hqu$1(a)sea.gmane.org&gt; > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Currently it has more then 1 name and it's confusing. > The webpage says "jboss rules", but on the maven repo it's under > "drools", also the jars are called "drools" etc. > > The JBoss namespace does matter: > - Most people think "Jboss Seam" only works on Jboss AS. > - While everyone knows "Hibernate" works on everything. > > With kind regards, > Geoffrey De Smet > > PS: I partially started working on drools-solver/taseree again :) I 'll > show some configuration on this list when it's finished. > > Greg Barton wrote: >> --- Mark Proctor <mproctor(a)codehaus.org&gt; wrote: >> >>> Anyone have any thoughts on a year of >>> the "JBoss Rules" name? >> >> Well, when describing drools using the new name, I'd >> often have this exchange: >> >> me: It's "JBoss Rules" >> them: It does? >> me: What does? >> them: JBoss. >> me: Does what? >> them: It..um...rules? >> >> So I find the slang verb sense dominates the proper >> noun sense, even in context. A name change would be >> good. >> >> GreG >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> Finding fabulous fares is fun. >> Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find >> flight and hotel bargains. >> http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 >> _______________________________________________ >> rules-dev mailing list >> rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > rules-dev mailing list > rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev > > > End of rules-dev Digest, Vol 6, Issue 7 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ rules-dev mailing list rules-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev