[Discussion] Name for Open Source Functions Project

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 12, 2017, 14:08

We need a 'cool' (and pronounceable) name for the open source functions project. The name could be anything so feel free to brainstorm. Add your ideas as comments on this issue.

Primary Attributes:

Small
Lightweight
Fast
Powerful
Building Block
Next Generation
Connecting
Foundation

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 12, 2017, 14:09

Something small but useful/beneficial

beer yeast!
a helpful cell or microorganism

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 12, 2017, 14:09

Related to Function

Latin: functum (neutral) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/functus
Latin: fungor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fungor\#Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key)^: /ˈfun.ɡor/, [ˈfʊŋ.ɡɔr]

Verb

fungor (present infinitive fungī, perfect active fūnctus sum); third conjugation, deponent

I perform, execute, administer, discharge, observe
I finish (something), complete (something), end (something)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 12, 2017, 14:09

The Whole is composed of many Parts

Mosaic
Symphony
Molecule

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @rdallman on Jun 12, 2017, 14:16

dexec (distributed execution) -- true to form, hard to say (deg-zec? dee-exec?)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 12, 2017, 16:42

changed milestone to %1

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 13, 2017, 08:41

I kind of like where you're going with the composition concept.

atomic

(of a substance) consisting of uncombined atoms rather than molecules. "atomic hydrogen"
of or forming a single irreducible unit or component in a larger system. "a society made up of atomic individuals pursuing private interests"

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 13, 2017, 10:10

changed milestone to %4

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @denismakogon on Jun 15, 2017, 13:22

Maybe EFS (enterprise functions service), pronounced as Efes (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus).

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 15, 2017, 13:29

changed title from {-Come up with n-}ame for Open Source Functions Project to {+[Discussion] N+}ame for Open Source Functions Project

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 15, 2017, 13:29

changed the description

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 15, 2017, 13:30

changed the description

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @derekschultz on Jun 19, 2017, 15:44

Thinking along the lines of neurophysiology, dendrite

Dendrites (from Greek δένδρον déndron, "tree"), also dendrons, are the branched projections of a neuron that act to propagate the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project. Electrical stimulation is transmitted onto dendrites by upstream neurons (usually their axons) via synapses which are located at various points throughout the dendritic tree. Dendrites play a critical role in integrating these synaptic inputs and in determining the extent to which action potentials are produced by the neuron.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @rdallman on Jun 19, 2017, 16:07

"fn" is just so fn awesome. it's a verb, it's a noun, it's a participle. i think if we said it right people would even go so far as to call it (phonetic) "effin" instead of saying "functions". imaginary convo:

me: have you used "effin" from oracle?

newb: no. what is "effin" ?

me: oh ya know it's like oracle's "functions"

newb: oh cool but very dicey name

do it live!

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 19, 2017, 16:11

On the molecule/atomic train, reactor. I know there's a few projects out there with that name, but it's still kinda cool.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 19, 2017, 16:15

Could steal minion from Kubernetes since they dropped it: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/1111

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @rdallman on Jun 19, 2017, 16:18

"gru" is master of minions

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @rdallman on Jun 19, 2017, 16:19

alternatively, "nefario" is master of minions in his own way

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 19, 2017, 17:41

@rdallman love fn. I do not want to get rid of that as our CLI. hopefully that works in.

@derekschultz like where you're going with neuro path. Axon, synapse, or neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 20, 2017, 09:02

On beer yeast topic: DUFF - Distributed ? Functions Framework ;)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @derekschultz on Jun 20, 2017, 09:03

Distributed Unified Functions Framework

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @derekschultz on Jun 21, 2017, 10:33

polymer

a substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 21, 2017, 10:50

I like the atomic theme and @treeder's reactor suggests collider or accelerator.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 21, 2017, 11:00

I'm also with @rdallman. I like the idea of an FN related name. It's awesomely minimal! If we claim FN is an acronym for "Function " what would N be? Nexus, Network, Neuron (@derekschultz)

Or come up with meanings for variants like EFN, EFFN that are still pronounced "effen"?

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 21, 2017, 11:54

I'm down with fn, it's sort of what we call it now anyways. Doesn't have to be an acronym though, fn is an abbreviation for function (look at your keyboard).

But if it were an acronym, it could be a recursive acronym like gnu, which would be cool.

fn = "fn's not functions" :)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 21, 2017, 12:00

@treeder So if the project were simply FN then fn.io would be the ideal domain name but there's a squatter who owns it. We need someone who's not traceable to Oracle to contact the owner to get the price.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 26, 2017, 11:29

I'm kind of going back on using fn as a name. It's just not that cool of a name, if you put yourself in an outsider's shoes that just heard about it.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @hibooboo2 on Jun 26, 2017, 11:31

And most cli names and projects name are not cool until value is put on it like kubernetes google....

All made up and were not cool...

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @hibooboo2 on Jun 26, 2017, 11:32

What makes the name cool is the product and marketing not the name itself... IMO

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 13:00

Hey how about we bring back the OG name.... Titan .. short for titanium, also this:

"members of the second generation of divine beings, descending from the primordial deities and preceding the Olympian deities"

Also it's not really used in any tech projects other than tiny/dead stuff.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 26, 2017, 13:06

I like titanium over Titan. Titanium has low density, and high strength!!

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 13:08

titan is short for that. titanium is cool but harder to spell, say, type, etc. also it's 4 syllables. death to any great name. anything google-driven notwithstanding.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 26, 2017, 13:13

The Titans were effectively the first gods - the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus, the representations of the earth and the sky respectively. They ruled in a mythic prehistoric age until being overthrown by Zeus, a son of two of the Titans (Cronus and

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 13:19

Carbon is kinda cool too. " fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. Second most abundant element in the human body by mass (about 18.5%) after oxygen."

it's some programming APi for apple. different though.

- Carbon Functions
- Carbon Platform
- Carbon Engine
- Carbons
- Carbon Chaining
- CarbonHub
- Elements

- Titan Functions
- Titan Platform
- Titans
- Titan Chaining
- TitanHub
- Marketplace of the Gods. :)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 13:25

Radon Functions
Radon
RadFunc
RadFunctions
Rapid Application Development

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 13:51

Reactor is cool but it's a Spring framework thing already.. pretty close to home. Could do Reaction, Reactive (no can't do that... reactive is Lightbends thing).

Fn is cool. I'm a little on the fence about the 2 letter thing. Feels like an acronym not a name. And super short.

Titan is pretty awesome but the negative part is it implies big. mega. that's like, the opposite of small, fast, nimble.

Carbon is pretty neat. CarbonFn?

Themes: atomic, brain/neuro, space, metals....

... what else we got going?

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 26, 2017, 14:06

Cobalt is the element in the periodic table after Iron.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 14:08

thought about that. Immediately reminded me of Cobalt Networks and awesome blue servers. but maybe the Function-kiddies these days won't remember Cobalt.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 26, 2017, 14:12

Oooh, I like Cobalt. Those servers rocked.

Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. Like nickel, cobalt is found in the Earth's crust only in chemically combined form, save for small deposits found in alloys of natural meteoric iron.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 14:18

it's a boat, it's a server, it's a serverless platform!

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 26, 2017, 14:19

All the elements have been used for something already but I guess the problem is that they are frequently used for project/frameworks. OpenWhisk is a weird name but at least it's unique. I think we need to think out of the box more?

Maybe something related to @derekschultz's neurophysiology line of thinking? The Mylin project is an intensional misspelling of Myelin, the insulation around nerves. We could misspell something we like but is taken?

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 26, 2017, 14:21

Kobalt.io seems to be free/inactive.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 26, 2017, 14:22

The Germanic K would align us with Werker. ;)

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @carimura on Jun 26, 2017, 14:51

i like the irony of using a foundational server name for a serverless platform. :)

Cobalt. Kobalt. hmmm. The C is "cooler" looking to me.

Ya I do love the neuro angle but can't find anything I like. Axon, Synapse, Synaptic....

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 28, 2017, 10:05

Gonna throw funcy into the mix here too. ;)

And FaaST and FX

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @hibooboo2 on Jun 28, 2017, 10:07

@treeder How do you pronounce funcy?

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @treeder on Jun 28, 2017, 10:08

@hibooboo2 funky

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @hibooboo2 on Jun 28, 2017, 10:09

Ahh every time i read it as "fun cy" or i guess fun see haha

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 28, 2017, 11:36

funcy.io is one of the few things I've looked up that is actually available.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 28, 2017, 11:37

It might a little too "on the nose" as they say.

rdallman commented 7 years ago

In gitlab by @ssmith on Jun 28, 2017, 11:43

Function for Kubernetes -> F for K8s -> F8 -> feight (pronounced F8 or FATE). Too weird?

fnproject / fn