[[WhythenameCamel-WhydidyouchoosethenameCamel]]
= Why did you choose the name Camel?

* it stands for Concise Application Message Exchange Language (i.e. the
Java xref:ROOT:dsl.adoc[DSL] for routing)
* a Camel can carry http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGan0006.htm[4 times
the load] of other beasts of burden
* a Camel can travel for great distances without water; similarly a
Camel does not require bucket loads of XML as you can use a pure Java
xref:ROOT:dsl.adoc[DSL]
* some members of the team used to love Camel cigarettes!
* it's short, simple and easy to remember name
* very fast, even when the going gets tough!
* a Camel will never spit on those it loves!
* a Camel is not an
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_animals#Equid_Hybrids[evolutionary
dead end]
* a Camel looks really funny when it's running, like most of the team :smile:
* a Camel is a horse designed by committee :smile:
* a http://www.groapacuprosti.com/2010/09/camel-in-action.html[Camel in
Action] is really funny

We generated some really cheesy tag lines like:

* You can go a long way with Camel!
* Don't get the hump get Camel!
* No where to evolve to? Get Camel!
* One hump or two?
* Don't get lost in a desert of XML config files, get Camel!
* It's not a mirage, it's a Camel!