Name my distributed file system - VGF

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-10-2007, 10:25 AM

I (and two/three other people) are creating a distributed file system for our Distributed & Network Computing course. It's like a cheesy, academic version of Napster or Limewire.

I'd like a nice, catchy name for our system, because naming it will increase ownership and improve overall team morale. Normally, I'd leave this as a team building exercise, but I want to set up a svn/CVS repository now, so I need at least a codename.

To give you an idea of the project names I've used in the past, I had...

ProtOS (real-time operating system... we were playing Starcraft at the time)
STRAW (a VoIP app using SIP)
VADAR (Vehicle Area Detection and Ranging)
CloseCall (an RPC system)

So, please submit catchy names. Do not submit names for distributed file systems that already exist (Limewire, Gnutella, TFTP, etc.) Bonus points for submitting a logo concept or design. The catchiest name will receive a crude pencil drawing of a character of their choice holding a weapon, animal, or fruit of their choice, or receive 50k vB points (should vB Plaza ever return).

SephirothKirby · 07-10-2007, 01:41 PM

Ace & Co.?

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-10-2007, 01:46 PM

I came up with Cybercloptics on the fly right now. (a mashup of "cyclops" and "fiber optics")

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

The Doctor · 07-10-2007, 02:20 PM

Bad Wolf (Doctor Who fans should know this)
Tetra Fish (Looked at my fish tank)
Nameless (Duh!)
101 ( was going to go on with More Binary Code stuff)
Lunar Flare (Name of a Weapon that I created.)
Solar Flare (Name of a weapon that I created.)
Madagascar (Last film that I just watched.)

That's all for the moment.

Metal Man · 07-10-2007, 02:29 PM

Unitech Super System
Angry Guitar Man
AM-DFS (Ace Mercury Distributed File System)
Waterfall
Splitter

The Doctor · 07-10-2007, 02:37 PM

Gallifrey.
Purple Rain.
Black Sunshine.
Happy Fairy.
Interweb.
Awesomesauce.
Marshmallows.
Lost July.
Cornish Pasty.
Silver Spider.
ZeroWeb
ABC'S (Ace Brilliant Computer Stuff)
CAD (Control Alt Download)

Damn you Ace! You have my mind working in overdrive.

SephirothKirby · 07-10-2007, 02:48 PM

Heroine Of The Dragon

HotDog

or Marshmellow Fairies.

Or ShyGuy Marshmellows.

or ShyGuy Fairies.

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-10-2007, 03:02 PM

~~Kazaa~~ ~~Morpheus~~ Dammit.

Uhh...

Whynotshare.

Firestorm · 07-10-2007, 03:08 PM

AMDS

- Ace Mercury Distribution System

The Doctor · 07-10-2007, 03:53 PM

^ or better yet
Ace's Internet Distribution System (AIDS).

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-10-2007, 11:46 PM

Jared.
(Because Jared has AIDS.)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Metal Man · 07-10-2007, 11:48 PM

Distributed Dorkism Attack
Ape-Based File System
Universal Potato Chip

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-11-2007, 12:00 AM

I don't use Ace or Ace Mercury outside of VGF. I use cyberscythe as a regular callsign, but I don't want to use that off of the interblag.

The Doctor · 07-11-2007, 11:35 AM

Brower.
Meat and Chip.
Chips with everything.
Dolphin.
Ust.
Verne.
Ella.
Kingdom.
Web Safari.

Sarai and Samiel · 07-11-2007, 02:50 PM

Four Suits (after card-suits, as in it deals file/cards)
Distribution King
What The File?
Data Distribution Array
Lottabits

...it would help if I knew what a distributed file system was, though.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-11-2007, 04:54 PM

A local file system is what's on your computer right now; you have "My Documents", "Desktop", and various other places where you can store files. It's easy to get and put files, because you always know where you hard disk is. A distributed file system is like that, except over many networked computers. So it gets trickier because the file you're looking for may be anywhere on the network, potentially anywhere in the world.

If you know Napster or Limewire, it can be like that. Each computer can have a list of files that they each have, and when you want to read a file, you have to talk with those computers. They will find out where the file you want is, and then you can have them send it to you. It's complicated because you have to let everyone on the network know where all of the files are, where to put files, and what to do if files are missing/deleted. The annoying part is how to find other computers who are sharing files.

YOU ARE MY FRIENDS · 07-11-2007, 04:55 PM

iDistributed File System.

It's like giving it the name of what it is, but it has a lowercase i before it, and that makes it cooler.

Sarai and Samiel · 07-11-2007, 04:59 PM

Oh, that helps a lot.

Hmmm....

FileBarter
Datamarket
InterTrade File Allocation Indicator Logistic System (ITFAILS)

Firestorm · 07-11-2007, 05:46 PM

F3

-Flawless File Finder

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-12-2007, 01:00 AM

Cattle Call?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

07-10-2007, 10:25 AM	#1
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 18,947 Thanks: 360 Thanked 1,501 Times in 783 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 98,103.82 Bank: 12,202,050.71 Total Points: 12,300,154.53 Donate	Name my distributed file system I (and two/three other people) are creating a distributed file system for our Distributed & Network Computing course. It's like a cheesy, academic version of Napster or Limewire. I'd like a nice, catchy name for our system, because naming it will increase ownership and improve overall team morale. Normally, I'd leave this as a team building exercise, but I want to set up a svn/CVS repository now, so I need at least a codename. To give you an idea of the project names I've used in the past, I had... ProtOS (real-time operating system... we were playing Starcraft at the time) STRAW (a VoIP app using SIP) VADAR (Vehicle Area Detection and Ranging) CloseCall (an RPC system) So, please submit catchy names. Do not submit names for distributed file systems that already exist (Limewire, Gnutella, TFTP, etc.) Bonus points for submitting a logo concept or design. The catchiest name will receive a crude pencil drawing of a character of their choice holding a weapon, animal, or fruit of their choice, or receive 50k vB points (should vB Plaza ever return).

07-11-2007, 02:50 PM	#15
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07-11-2007, 04:54 PM	#16
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 18,947 Thanks: 360 Thanked 1,501 Times in 783 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 98,103.82 Bank: 12,202,050.71 Total Points: 12,300,154.53 Donate	Talkin' shop. A local file system is what's on your computer right now; you have "My Documents", "Desktop", and various other places where you can store files. It's easy to get and put files, because you always know where you hard disk is. A distributed file system is like that, except over many networked computers. So it gets trickier because the file you're looking for may be anywhere on the network, potentially anywhere in the world. If you know Napster or Limewire, it can be like that. Each computer can have a list of files that they each have, and when you want to read a file, you have to talk with those computers. They will find out where the file you want is, and then you can have them send it to you. It's complicated because you have to let everyone on the network know where all of the files are, where to put files, and what to do if files are missing/deleted. The annoying part is how to find other computers who are sharing files.

07-11-2007, 04:55 PM	#17
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07-11-2007, 04:59 PM	#18
Sarai and Samiel Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,264 Thanks: 163 Thanked 124 Times in 86 Posts Points: 2,200.80 Bank: 53,926.73 Total Points: 56,127.53 Donate	Aha! Oh, that helps a lot. Hmmm.... FileBarter Datamarket InterTrade File Allocation Indicator Logistic System (ITFAILS)

07-10-2007, 01:41 PM	#2
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07-10-2007, 01:46 PM	#3
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07-10-2007, 02:20 PM	#4
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07-10-2007, 02:29 PM	#5
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07-10-2007, 02:37 PM	#6
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07-10-2007, 02:48 PM	#7
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07-10-2007, 03:02 PM	#8
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07-10-2007, 03:08 PM	#9
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07-11-2007, 12:00 AM	#13
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 18,947 Thanks: 360 Thanked 1,501 Times in 783 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 98,103.82 Bank: 12,202,050.71 Total Points: 12,300,154.53 Donate	I don't use Ace or Ace Mercury outside of VGF. I use cyberscythe as a regular callsign, but I don't want to use that off of the interblag.

07-11-2007, 11:35 AM	#14
The Doctor Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In my Tardis Gender: Posts: 11,862 Thanks: 389 Thanked 343 Times in 240 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 69,284.16 Bank: 1,122,527.91 Total Points: 1,191,812.06 Donate	Brower. Meat and Chip. Chips with everything. Dolphin. Ust. Verne. Ella. Kingdom. Web Safari.

07-11-2007, 05:46 PM	#19
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07-12-2007, 01:00 AM	#20
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