On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Sylvain Le Gall <sylvain@le-gall.net> wrote:
Hello dear haskellers,

I am working on OASIS-DB, a tool similar to Hackage and would like to
have more information on how Haskellers use Hackage. I have setup a
small poll (10 questions only) with the help of John Goerzen and Don
Stewart.

I'd like to suggest that OASIS-DB is not the best name for your project :)  If I didn't know anything about it, I would assume it's a database engine or some sort of open access information system.  Hackage works pretty well as a name because it sounds like package but has the h that comes across as implying some sort of "hacking" or "haskell".

I googled for "oasis db" and found lots of other things.  So it seems to be a common name to pick.

Here is a (non-exhaustive) set of criteria I would recommend trying to satisfy with a name for a project like this:
  * Not in common use already
  * Single word, easy to say, probably made up.
  * Implies something about packaging, distribution, programming
  * Optional: Implies harmony, community, activism, unity
  * Optional: Uses Camel in the name

This wouldn't be very helpful as criticism if I didn't try to make some suggestions.  So...here goes nothing :)
  * Camedly -- Camel + Medly
  * Cammunity -- Camel + Community  (my google search showed this one might be a trademark)
  * Camlhood
  * Camlhub -- obviously stealing from github

I'll stop there as I think you get my drift and my suggestions don't see so great so far :)  It's a hard task, but one I would urge you to revisit.

I hope you find my feedback useful.  I think project names are important.

Jason