On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On 12/12/2016 12:31 PM, Chris Murphy wrote:
> 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
>
Wow, I thought I was the only person who ever had those :)
I sorta wish I'd had the room to keep the cool stuff like this. About
the same time I had one of these. $80 vintage, I could have it again!
Capsela 1000, $220 damn.
A storage unit definitely would have cost a lot more though.
--
Chris Murphy