[wsf-c-dev] Re: [Oxygentank] [wsas-java-dev] Re: [esb-java-dev] Product Names

[Sanjiva Weerawarana]

Chatra can u send a summary of options that are present now? Is there any 
emerging consensus? Please indicate what those are too .. its time to 
commit and get past this issue.

Sanjiva.

Afkham Azeez wrote:
> Chatra Nakkawita wrote:
>> I'm sorry but I don't think this will work. -1 from me. We have to be
>> clear to the user on what implementation we are talking about, let it be
>> a project home page, downloads page, tutorial, article etc
>>
>> I think the same theory on this mail applies to WSO2 products with
>> multiple implementations . See
>> https://www-lk.wso2.com/mailarchive/oxygentank/2007-February/001391.html
>>
> 
> With respect to libraries such as WSF it is OK to have the version since
> Java developers are not going to use WSF/C and vice versa. In terms of
> products, it will be absolutely clear about what product an article is
> talking about. As James pointed out, if ever we build a WSAS/C or ESB/C,
> we may not call it WSAS or ESB in the first place. There is no hard and
> fast rule that we'll have implementations of all products in C & Java.
> Besides, like James pointed out, Word for C++, or OpenOffice for Java
> will sound ridiculous. The user is not concerned about what language a
> particular application is written in (in general). The case is different
> for a library. A developer who is using one of our libraries, on the
> other hand, needs to know the version.
> 
> With respect to articles, it is sometimes annoying when e.g. WSO2 WSAS
> for Java keeps repeating. Imagine reading an article on JBoss which
> keeps on repeating JBoss AS for J2EE? Sounds ridiculous doesn't it?
> 
> So I'm once again stating my +1 for dropping the "for Java" part. We
> need to wrap up this conversation fast and come to a decision.
> 
> 
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