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How about getting a better name first? NETOOP?

Ok - what is your suggestion for a name and a MATCHING available cdomain name.

It makes to sense to say "that sucks" if you don't have a vialbe alternative suggestions.

I think .NET Object Orriented Portal is acurate and easy and would have visceral brand identity, but I'll look forward to your allernative suggestions.

Joe,

May be we can have Netoop as the project code name and we can name the portal with another name with a punch. Something like "FiSpo Portal" (Stands for Fighting Sports Portal). I am sure the best brains around here can come up with some great ideas for the name of the portal.

Definatly agree.

NETOOP is the software project.

?????? somethign else will be the Community Implimentation of NETOOP !!

I think NETOOP is a good name, and falls into the normal convention naming, e.g. MOODLE

One question though.. how will it be pronounced?

NE-TOOP? or NET-OOP (as in op-eration), or NET-OOP (as in ooops!)

NETOOPS is even better (S - for Sports)

or NETSOOP

I think NET-OOP (as in ooops!)

Can we make use of entity framework[Linq2Entity].We can learn a lot from there.

I'll query the "members" but I think using EF is the way to go.

I'll send you a logo in a few days.

I didn't realize that it stood for ".NET Object Oriented Portal'. It's fine for the project but was too close to "NETPOOP" for a domain name ;-)

WWW.NETPORTAL.NET is available as a domain name...

.NETOOP is probably a better term for branding the type/genre of software, rather than for branding the actual application. It also might be too similar in naming to XOOPs and for PHP that might make more since not every framework/portal is object oriented for that community.

Personally I've been using Japanese (english spelling, not Kanji) for project naming. MS's code names for products have always been better than the official product name after the fact. Even Atlas still sticks to this day.

Maybe you can call it Bang: Built against .net geeks. (then you'll need another product called boom, and yes i'm kidding for the sarcasm impaired).

Combing over a thesaurus helps as well.

A decent word or name really does help with branding and creating a logo, much like the name of a sports team, and even helps with the look, feel and attitude and moral of the people working on the application.

Sometimes people miss that part of doing software, it should not only be fun, but a developers moral and excitement over something drives and goes along way.

You could have a cool greek or asia themed application since its targeted towards doing sports or fighting. Gallio has done well pulling off the roman/greek.

names like portal. arena, coliseum

unfortunately aperture and dojo is taken..

Could you add permanent links to the Forum and the Wiki here? :-)

I think NETOOP is Okie

I think NETOOP is Okie!

Good ideas!

smelled, i mean spelled backwards its POOTEN. for a play on words I get "NEE TOP" so how about a knee high gym sock, 1970's cartoon style... <crickets>

isn't there already an OO portal over at dropthings.omaralzabir.com

you certainly cant do any worse for a name that "Dropthings". kidding, Omars Portal rocks the ajax hard core.

Hi Joe,

.NETOOPs is a better option because it represents the cocept of the portal. We are doing it in object oriented way.

We can use ado.net entity model for this thing. I think we have to take care all the newest techonlogy available. There are lots of ORM available for this but clearly my choice is ado.net entity framework. even some site stackoverflow.com using linq2sql and works fine for them. ADO.NET Entity model is far better then this.

Another question is that wheter we should use 3.5 or 4.0 as 4.0 having some cool features avaiable for us.

I prefer the 2nd, and the 1st is also not bad.

Never the 3rd, it looks like brother of WordPress!

what's your email address ?

I think NETOOP is okay, but we need to standardise the way people will read it. People might read it as NET[O-O-P] (read O, O, P ]seperately) or NET[OOP] (read OOP as oops without the s) or NE[TOOP].

I have some ideas of future logo that would like to share with all. Maybe someone who can paint could draw them.

1. Make a programmer that lifts blocks, but instead of blocks - system block. Also he can pull it with keyboard. the link below is the image to get the idea of what I`m talking about.

http://www.mosgorzdrav.ru/mgz/KOMZDRAVinstitutions.nsf/va_HFotosByID/foto_lpu_a2328_12/$File/ph01_sport_gp132.jpg?OpenElement

2. Make a programmer lift the bar, that has CВs instead of that round metal things.

There are lot of other things can be created in this way, like person riding a bicycle that has Cds, instead of wheels. Everywhere CD`s can be used instead of wheels, System block instead of some heavy things and mouse and keyboard can be used for their wire that can be used like a thread, or something that one can hold.

Hope this will help somebody to draw cool logo :-).

Can we build an application that uses 3 tier architecture with EF

I think it's perfect name.

It represnts exactly what it's about and really easy to remember.

How about you change the name to NETCOOP for .NET Collaborative Object Oriented Portal, and them you can use the each color of the International Cooperative Alliance on each of the seven letters. That, with a nice typeface would make a nice logo.

yes I agree with this statement that Visual Identity is important.All the famous projects have a excellent visual identity.

kumar(http://http://www.planetsourcecode.in)

Since no one has said it I have to.

We could maybe use ASPOOP... although I would be embarrased telling someone I was working on ASPOOP :)

Here are a couple of other ones.

DNetASP-OOP

ASPNet-OOP

DNetOOP-WebF

DNetOOP-MVC

Hope no one takes affense to the comments above I could not help myself.

I think netoop pronounced NET-OOP is good...

ASPOOP ???

WOuldn't people pronounce that as ASS - POOP ?

I don't think I'd go with that one .

I like NETOOP a lot. It does subconsciously remind me of basketball (Nets,Hoops). Maybe a logo using a bball net cleverly intertwined with the NETOOP's name displayed inside?

I like NET[COOP]

Hi Joe

The name "NETOOP" is good. Did you receive any logo for it? Waiting to see!

i go for NETOOP, however are we able to decide logo yet?

I have made some good logos for you.Where should i mail u them??

YOu can mail them to Joe --do--t Stagner --at-- Microsoft --dot-- com

I prefer netcoop aswell as it rolls of the tongue better as straight away you understand how it is pronounced unlike netoop which could be any number of things.

Yes my too like name NETOOP

Hi Joe,

Just wondering if you got my logo? When do you hope to have a page up so the guys here can choose which one to use?

Thanks!

I recieved a number of Logos and hope to have the Wiki page up later today !!