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Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again)
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hendrik |
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Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again) |
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Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:34:10 -0500 |
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On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:18:58PM +1100, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 04:15:53AM -0800, Nathaniel Smith wrote:
> > -- Having a single, standard abbrev is very useful. If, for
> > instance, we switch the command name to "mtn", we should also (I
> > suggest):
> > -- make the bookkeeping directory MTN (instead of MT)
>
> If this is to change, let's please use .MTN (or equivalent for the
> eventual name), and make it selectable by a hook in
> ~/monotone/monotonerc or the environment.
>
> > -- I'm kind of fond of "m" (take _that_, you upstart 2-letter
> > systems like hg!), but it got shouted down the last time I
> > suggested it :-).
> > -- "mmm" -- less boring than other suggestions, has appropriate
> > associations ;-), and is, in fact, a mono-tone... but just
> > perhaps a bit too cute. Also, annoying to type.
>
> I don't really want to get into the bikeshed about what name to use,
> but since you're explicitly polling for opinions
> :
> m, mm, or mmm are good/clever/cute. I don't mind cute, in this
> sense, if it results in a good name people will remember. hg is the
> classic example of a cute name that works. mm is probably the best
> of these, and I'd be happy with that.
>
> monotone is just fine by me as is, frankly.
>
> the others are all just not compelling or interesting enough to be
> worthwhile, somehow. even mtn, which seems to be popular, has the
> feeling of a least-common-denominator or least-bad compromise, to me.
>
> If/whichever we choose, I agree that aligning the various
> abbreviations in dot files and namespaces to the one thing is
> worthwhile.
>
> --
> Dan.
Should we want to differentiate ourselves in google searches, perhaps
trying a few names on google now might be useful.
mmm -- 8,490,000 Google hits
mm -- 109,000,000
m -- 1,340,000,000
mtn -- 6,410,000
mon -- 206,000,000
monotone -- 2,950,000
and finally,
gienhu -- no hits
So gienhu is the clear winner, with monotont a distant second.
-- hendrik
- Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), (continued)
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Larry Hastings, 2006/03/01
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Stéphane Gimenez, 2006/03/01
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Shaun Jackman, 2006/03/01
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Matthew A. Nicholson, 2006/03/01
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Julio M. Merino Vidal, 2006/03/02
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again),
hendrik <=
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Matt Johnston, 2006/03/02
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Timothy Brownawell, 2006/03/04
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Daniel THOMPSON, 2006/03/04
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Nathaniel Smith, 2006/03/04
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Emile Snyder, 2006/03/04
Re: [Monotone-devel] renaming monotone executable (again), Nuno Lucas, 2006/03/04