[llvm-commits] CVS: llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html
Reid Spencer
reid at x10sys.com
Thu Apr 12 19:30:28 PDT 2007
Changes in directory llvm-www:
DevMtgMay2007.html updated: 1.98 -> 1.99
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Move name stuff to its own page.
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--- llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html:1.98 Thu Apr 12 20:41:56 2007
+++ llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html Thu Apr 12 21:30:11 2007
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
<a href="http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmdev/2007-April/008625.html">email</a>,
we are looking for an umbrella name for the collection of compiler, tool chain
and virtual machine related things that we call LLVM today. Here's your chance
- to win a prize! See Chris'
- <a href="http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmdev/2007-April/008625.html">email</a>
- for details. We'll keep track of the proposed names <a href="#names">here</a>.</p>
+ to win a prize! Please see the <a href="Name.html">Name page</a> for the
+ current list of entries, naming rules, booty you can get and other details.
+ The name may be decided at this meeting!</p>
<p><b><a name="t-shirt">T-SHIRTS!</a></b>: T-Shirts will be available
at the meeting but only if you pre-order your size. Send your size (S,M,L,XL) to
<a href="mailto:rspencer at reidspencer.com">Reid Spencer</a> so they can be
@@ -346,126 +346,12 @@
</div>
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-<div class="www_sectiontitle"><a name="names">Name That Compiler!</a></div>
-<div class="www_text">
- <p>To help with the naming, we'll keep track of all ideas here. This goes
- along with the brain-storming rule: <i>there are no bad ideas</i>. So, send
- your entries to <a href="mailto:llvmdev at cs.uiuc.edu">llvmdev</a> and I'll add
- them here (or add them yourself). We'll use this list to discuss the name
- at the meeting.</p>
- <p>We have a few objectives and rules we've already decided upon for the
- name:</p>
- <ul>
- <li><b>/LLVM suffix</b>. We need to keep /LLVM at the end of the name for
- some time (years) so that we do not lose the brand association we've
- developed with LLVM.</li>
- <li><b>Avoid VM</b>. We would like to avoid "VM" in the name. Because of the
- /LLVM suffix it would be redundant for some period of time. Also, while the
- project will retain components that allow you to make a VM, it isn't really
- "just" a VM, its much more. In other words, labeling the project VM is
- too limiting. The projects scope has outstripped being just a VM.</li>
- <li><b>Figurative</b>. We would like to stay away from acronyms unless a
- really good one comes along. We don't want to replace LLVM with another
- acronym that out-dates itself in a few years. Instead a name that is
- metaphorical or figurative or otherwise conjures up the notion of LLVM would
- be best.</li>
- <li><b>Made Up Names</b>. You can also just make up a name. Some of the best
- brands have been
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau">portmanteau words</a>
- (combining two or more words or phonemes to produce a new word). For
- example, a combination spoon/fork leads to spork. Infomercial is another
- example. So can you find the perfect portmanteau words that describe this
- project? You can find a big list of examples
- <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_portmanteaux">here</a></li>
- <li><b>Connotations</b>. The name should have a connotation that is
- descriptive of the project as a whole. Some connotations that would be
- appropriate are: components, fast, toolkit, optimizing, languages, building
- blocks, etc. Many other characteristics could apply, these are just a
- few.</li>
- </ul>
- <table class="www">
- <tr><th colspan="4">Proposed New Names For LLVM</th></tr>
- <tr><th>Who</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr>
- <tr><td>Jeff Cohen</td><th>
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuvium">Illuvium</a></th>
- <td>Material displaced across a soil profile, from one layer to another
- one, by the action of rainwater. Retains the LLVM letters. We already
- own the domain. Also connotes "illumination".</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan="3">Reid Spencer</td><th>
- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alluvium">Alluvium</a></th>
- <td>The layers of sediment deposited by a river. Also retains the LLVM
- letters but is a word and connotes "bed rock" and fluidity</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Optopia</th><td>A portmanteau from
- <i>optimization</i> and <i>utopia</i></td></tr>
- <tr><th>NYAC</th><td>Along Owen's idea: "Not Your
- Average Compiler" (BooBoo!). An acronym that you can pronounce.
- Unfortunately, the New York Athletic Club wouldn't like us stealing
- their domain. :)</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan="3">Bill Wendling</td><th>Zembla</th><td>It's a fictional northern European
- country in "Pale Fire" by Nabokov.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Pala</th><td>The island utopia in Aldos Huxley's "Island".</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Thra</th><td>The world of The Dark Crystal.</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan="2">Patrick Meredith</td><th>Invictus</th><td>unconquerable, and
- Invictus.org doesn't appear to exist.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamant">Adamant</a></th>
- <td>Often refers to diamonds, but historically can mean
- any hard, "unbreakable" stone, metal or other substance.</td>
- </td></tr>
- <tr><td>Gabor Greif</td><th>Otimo</th><td>It is a Portuguese word,
- meaning optimal, perfect. It is also different enough from plain English words
- to give a distinguished feel :-) and catch the eyes. The domains
- otimo.org and otimo.info are both available. Last, but not least
- it is a boon to the several LLVM developers of Portuguese
- tongue.</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Owen Anderson</td><th>Warloc<br/>Warlock</th><td>It can be thought
- of as standing for "We aren't like other compilers," but that doesn't
- have to be pointed out, as it's also a word on its own. It has a
- sense of being something powerful and/or magical, and should be
- feasible to make a logo to go along with.</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Erick Tryzelaar</td><th>LCS</th><td>For language compiling system.
- It's suggestive of an old name, easy to remember, easy to say, and seems
- to be easy to Google. "Advanced" could be pre-pended to it to make it
- ALCS to make it even more unique.</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Zhongxing Xu</td><th>OmniC<br/>Omnipiler<br/>Omnicom</th><td>Stands for
- "Omnipotent Compiler". I prefer the first.</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan="4">Duncan Sands</td><th>OptLib</th><td>Portmanteau of optimizing
- and library.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>llvroom</th><td>As in the vrooming of a motorcycle engine.
- <tr><th>OptLOC</th><td>Portmanteau of Optimization and
- Lines Of Code</td></tr>
- <tr><th>LoveByte</th><td>Along the Warloc - Loveloc
- lines as baldric4 suggested in IRC. LOC = Lines of Code</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Paolo Invernizzi</td><th>Mithril</th><td>The fictional metal from
- JRR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf says: "Mithril! All folk desired it.
- It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could
- make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like
- to that of common silver, but the beauty of mithril did not tarnish or
- grow dim."</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Curt Cox</td><th>OCTRUTHAL</th><td>One Compiler To RUle THem ALl (and in the
- darkness bind them)" You have to admit, it has a nice ring.</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Michael McCracken</td><th>Nāga</th><td>dragon-like serpents from
- Cambodian mythology, among other places.</td></tr>
- <tr><td>Aaron Gray</td><th>Mother</th><td>No explanation offered :)</td></tr>
- <tr><td rowspan="3">Scott McMurray</td><th>Daedalus</th><td>Greek mythology: the
- greatly skilled Athenian architect that built the palace of
- Cnossus.</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Hephæstus</th><td>Greek mythology: God of smiths, builder of Helios's
- chariot, maker of Talos, Crete and Europa's guardian robot, and fabricator of
- the weapons of the Gods</td></tr>
- <tr><th>Lemnos</th><td>Greek mythology: the island of Hephaestus
- workshop</td></tr>
- </table>
- <p><i>NOTE:</i> Logos will need to be developed as well. If you have that
- talent, please send a JPEG/GIF to go with your name idea.</p>
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