DM2 names We need a name to solve dm1 and dm2 namespace clash proactively

names.txt

* rom (ruby-object-mapper)
* rohm
* rome (easier to pronounce)
* resistance
* bloom 
* allure
* agrabla  (esperanto)   agreeable, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant
* vigor    (power, energy)
* moxie    (courage) 
* "mowr" (pronounced "mower", meaning nothing i can think of, except: "mapping objects with ruby")
* ampere
* damaru (DataMapper for ruby)
* rumada (ruby mapping data)
* rudama (ruby data mapper)?
* remapper
* rem

rules.txt

Available domain under .io or .org.

Available github account. 

Available rubygems name!

rum

• Ductwork (Ducts, Duct)
• Conveyance
• Ballast
• Trunk

I really like damaru

I would cross moxie off the list: moxiecode (http://moxiecode.com/) is the company behind TinyMCE, plupload etc. and one part of the new plupload infrastructure is even called moxie (https://github.com/moxiecode/moxie).

By the way, how about "osum" – means nothing in particular (so far as I know) but sounds kind of cool (like "awesome"). :D

So far the winner seems to be ROM :) Damaru turned out to mean "shut up" so it's probably a blocker :P

Also make sure the organization is open as well, for things like drapergem/draper

Apparently the word "datanomi" relates to the word "data", I think it's a finnish derivative? Meets all requirements.

datumo, i.e. data in espéranto ?

When choosing names, the name must describe what the library actually does. Avoid clever or cute names.

@postmodern So rom makes most sense IMHO. Ruby Object Mapper. Nothing more or less.

@postmodern I disagree that the name must describe anything although it's nice when it does

I thought about Rom name a lot during last couple of days and I'm completely sold on it right now. First of all it's super short. Secondly it's actually an abbreviation of what the project is - a ruby object mapper. We could have rom project with the mapper and rest of the things as rom-something (like rom-session etc.). The only "issue" is that there's already rom github handle but we could use rom-project or rom-gem as a workaround (others do that and I don't find this to be a real problem). In fact I kinda prefer to have rom-project/rom instead of rom/rom :)

Anyhow, thank you all for your ideas. We're still discussing possible names so keep them coming ;)

I like the rom, it suggests a nice 8bit logo ;)

i really like rom too, for all the reasons @solnic already mentioned. also, i really need the code renamed sooner rather than later, we need to use both dm1 and dm2 in our app, and naming clashes make that "impossible". @dkubb wdyt?

What about delineate? Definition:

describe or portray (something) precisely

Also, kind of drawing a line between persistence and domain logic. As uncle bob said:

Good design is about drawing lines.

.io is available, rubygems available, github taken since Feb 14, 2011 but has no activity at all, a dead account. Maybe it's possible to talk to that person to turn it into an organization.

I like remapper.

It sounds like a real word, easy to grok meaning from code / Gemfile, available pretty much anywhere and pronounciation is suitable for talks and presentations.

I like rom: Ruby Object Mapper.

I especially like @wrozka's idea about an 8-bit logo too ;)