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Re: Package "luwak"
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Yuchen Pei |
Subject: |
Re: Package "luwak" |
Date: |
Sun, 11 Dec 2022 14:54:38 +1100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) |
On Wed 2022-11-30 18:51:03 -0500, Richard Stallman wrote:
> By contrast, the name "luwak" is unhelpful. Wikipedia says "luwak" is
> a species of civet; civets are not cats, but fairly close to cats. If
> you know this, it might help you remember "luwak" when you think of
> "lynx". But that relationship is remote and strained. And it won't
> help people who might find luwak useful find out about it.
The naming is explained in the README / package description:
> lynx dump -> feline excretion -> Kopi Luwak
Judging from your talk at EmacsConf, I guess you would still prefer a
different name because this would still fall under word play.
>
> Let's change the package name now to something that will help users
> find out about it and use it.
>
> My suggestion for the name is `lynx'. That name fits it, since it is
> an interface to lynx. And anyone who knows about `lynx' will guess
> what it does.
The development of this package is not affiliated with that of lynx in
any way, though it is a lynx client, so I think calling it lynx can
create confusion.
> Does anyone have a better name to suggest?
Common naming for this sort of clients are `lynx-mode` or `lynx.el`. It
is less interesting though but I can live with that. OTOH people can
search for "web browser" in the `list-packages` interface, and it will
hit descriptions.
Best,
Yuchen
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