Re: Project Name?

["Michael Newberry" <mnewberry@...>]

Sure, I'm interested! BTW, the reason I suggested "plex" and not "simplex" 
is for the very reason you state: "Plex" is an abstract word fragment that 
gives a hint that the app is related to linear programming but, at the same 
time, since it is not "simplex" it does not lock you down to what the app 
does.

Michael

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Leyland" <geoff_leyland@fastmail.fm>
To: "Lua list" <lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: Project Name?


> Thanks!  You know, I'd completely forgotten to think of simplex at  all, 
> or objective for that matter.
>
> I should add that I'm being encouraged away from "linear programming"  and 
> towards "math programming" because the system won't be restricted  to 
> solving LPs with the simplex method.
>
> Since you obviously know a bit about LP, do you have any interest in  such 
> a library?  I've asked if others are interested on the list  before, but 
> the response was fairly muted.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
>
> On 25/04/2009, at 7:57 AM, Michael Newberry wrote:
>
> > How about using a term from LP, like "simplex". making it LuaPlex,  or 
> > something like that?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Leyland" 
> > <geoff_leyland@fastmail.fm
> > >
> > To: "Lua list" <lua@bazar2.conectiva.com.br>
> > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:52 PM
> > Subject: Project Name?
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > please excuse me if this is a bit off-topic, but I need a name for  a 
> > > project, and I wondered if the list could help.
> > >
> > > I'm writing a binding to math programming libraries, and a math 
> > > modeling system to build math programming problems.  At the moment  I 
> > > just call it LuaLP (for Lua ?Linear Programming), but I don't  really 
> > > think it's good enough.
> > >
> > > Following tradition, an ideal name would be:
> > > - moon related
> > > - Portuguese
> > > - have a connection to math or math programming (phrases such as 
> > > "optimisation", "linear programming", "math programming",  "operations 
> > > research", "the science of better")
> > >
> > > The best I've done so far is "apollo", which is moon-related, not 
> > > really Portuguese, and its only connection with linear programming  is 
> > > that it has l's and p's in it.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Geoff