[Container-tools] Naming the "Container App Spec and Libraries" project

[John Mark Walker]

----- Original Message -----

> You are confused about what 'atomic' is. The Atomic App is a core pillar
> of the Atomic Architecture. It's not just the host.


That is the part I was missing until yesterday.

Atomic: scalable app runtime for containers, including all orchestration components

Atomic Arch: defined components of a scalable app

Atomic host: base platform for hosting containers in a scalable app

Am I missing anything?

-JM

> 
> > - Mark
> >>
> >> I like the suggestion of Tomas' suggestions.
> >>
> >> Carl.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 04/14/2015 01:21 PM, Daniel Riek wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Atomic App
> >>
> >> - Consistent with Project Atomic
> >> - Consistent with the atomic-run tool - which is the first half of this
> >> concept.
> >> - Makes sense because it implements the concept of immutable
> >> infrastucture and aggregate packaging that the 'Atomic' naming scheme is
> >> trying to convey
> >> - Gives some urgently needed content to Project Atomic
> >>
> >> And not to forget: it's the original name I had in mind, when I started
> >> the project...
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >> On 04/14/2015 01:02 PM, John Mark Walker wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hey gang,
> >>
> >> Because there's an obvious namespace collision between CoreOS' appc
> >> efforts
> >> and our own container app spec, I've been wondering what to name our
> >> thing.
> >> Here are some potential names. Vote on 1 or submit your own:
> >>
> >> - supernetes - I originally liked this, but then realized it doesn't send
> >> a
> >> realistic message. Connotes some type of orchestration that sits "above"
> >> k8s. I don't think that's what we're creating. I include it here for
> >> completeness.
> >>
> >> - intercon - short for "inter-container" - because what we're doing is
> >> about
> >> defining multi-container applications that can utilize a number of
> >> "providers" and host environments.
> >>
> >> All the other names I'm thinking about are variations on this theme:
> >>
> >> - interpod - same as above, except adopting the term "pod" from the k8s
> >> universe
> >>
> >> - hyperpod, hypercon - same theme as above, just using a different term of
> >> art to connote "more than one pod"
> >>
> >>
> >> I kind of like intercon, although I could see arguments for something
> >> else.
> >>
> >> Once we have a name, we need to figure out where it lives. I don't think
> >> it
> >> belongs under the Project Atomic org on github.
> >>
> >> github.com/intercon is available :)
> >>
> >> -JM
> >>
> >>
> >> -JM
> >>
> >>
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