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Re: [rap-dev] Proposal: "Remote Application Platform"
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Am 24.09.2012 um 20:13 schrieb Ralf Sternberg <rsternberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi everyone,
>
> When the RAP project started 6 years ago, its main objective was to
> provide a framework to make RCP applications available on the web. The
> resemblance of the name "Rich Ajax Platform" to "Rich Client
> Platform", was welcome back then as RAP was meant to complement RCP.
> But over time, our focus has moved to more lightweight applications
> and alternative clients like tablets and phones. Today this name does
> not describe our project very well anymore. The term "rich" does not
> reveal much information in itself and "Ajax" does not fit well for the
> native clients, even though they still use HTTP. Ajax is more a
> buzzword than a concise term anyway and as a buzzword, I think Ajax
> has lost its appeal.
>
> I recently found myself explaining RAP more often as a platform for
> "remote applications" and I think this describes the idea very well.
> It's essentially a platform for applications that run on a remote
> server. With the new protocol and the alternative clients, this aspect
> seems to become the central part of RAP.
>
> Therefore I'd like to propose to relabel RAP to "Remote Application
> Platform". This name would let us keep our short name, our namespace,
> our website, etc. It wouldn't be a very noticable change, but we'd get
> rid of the misleading name and highlight our technical approach
> better. The 2.0 release in February 2013 may be a good occasion for
> this renaming.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Ralf
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