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On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 03:27:11AM -0700, James E. Blair wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With apologies to the specs repos we just created, the more I think
> about this, the more I think that the right answer is that we should
> stick with codenames for the spec repos.  The codenames are actually
> more discoverable for potential contributors and collaborators.  If
> you're looking for the place to submit a spec for swift-bench, you're
> much more likely to find the 'swift-specs' repo than 'object-specs'.
> And while some of our older programs have nice catchy names, the newer
> ones can be a mouthful.  Here's a list of likely names based on the
> program name:



> 
> Program Names
> -------------
> compute-specs
> object-specs
> image-specs
> identity-specs
> dashboard-specs
> networking-specs
> volume-specs
> telemetry-specs
> orchestration-specs
> database-specs
> baremetal-specs
> common-libraries-specs
> infra-specs
> docs-specs
> qa-specs
> deployment-specs
> devstack-specs
> release-management-specs
> queue-specs
> data-processing-specs
> key-management-specs
> 
> Note that "database-specs" is potentially quite confusing.
> 
> And here's a list based on the program's codename:
> 
> Codenames
> ---------
> nova-specs
> swift-specs
> glance-specs
> keystone-specs
> horizon-specs
> neutron-specs
> cinder-specs
> ceilometer-specs
> heat-specs
> trove-specs
> ironic-specs
> oslo-specs
> infra-specs
> docs-specs
> qa-specs
> tripleo-specs
> devstack-specs
> release-management-specs
> marconi-specs
> sahara-specs
> barbican-specs
> 
> When I look at the two of those, I have to admit that it's the second
> one I find more intuitive and I'm pretty sure I'll end up calling it
> 'sahara-specs' in common usage no matter the name.

Agreed, I'd certainly go looking for a -specs repo that matched the name
of the main project repo I'd be contributing to (ie nova-specs) and not
even think to look for a 'compute-specs' repo. Consistency of naming is
a big plus IMHO.

Regards,
Daniel
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