[Mageia-discuss] A name for mageia-app-db

Thu Feb 10 23:58:12 CET 2011

As Marcello pointed out, mageia-app-db is not the best name we can find for our 
+application database.
+
+So let's try to find one :)
+
+Some constraints :
+- preferably a name without "Mageia" in it. Why ? Because this tool could be 
+used for various distributions. Of course, the Mageia instance will have 
+Mageia's logo and name on it (and we are creating it as a part of the Mageia 
+project), but if someday another distribution wants to use it, it will feel 
+weird to have Mageia in the application name. In fact, I already plan to run 
+instances of the application for opensuse, fedora and mandriva (no, nobody 
+asked me to do it, but it will be easy to do, and this will help me keep in 
+mind that the application must not entirely depend on distribution specific 
+stuff, or only via modules/plugins). 
+- a name with a meaning carrying at least some part of the goals of the 
+application, but without forgetting that it's still an application (and 
+packages) database.
+
+Some people have already proposed :
+
+Mageia Find Out
+Mageia Application Database/Discovery/Foundry
+Mageia Application Warehouse/Mall/Store/Shop
+Mageia - Explore Applications
+Mageia - World of Applications
+
+But other suggestions are still welcome.
+
+Best regards
+
+Samuel Verschelde
+