Re: [NonGNU ELPA] New package: devil

[Po Lu]

Payas Relekar <relekarpayas@gmail.com> writes:

> Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Why use the name "Devil" for this?  It doesn't seen to explain anything
>> about the package's purpose.  It is likely to put some people off.
>
> Every name is going to put someone or another off, can't really help it.
> OpenBSD has their daemon and there are already funny anecdotes about it,
> but it doesn't hurt anyone.
>
>> If there is no clear reason why "Devil" is a good name, let's choose
>> a better name now.
>
> As mentioned by Susam in previous mail, as well as the repo README, the
> name refers both to 'eVil' (extensible Vi Layer) as well as 'God-mode'.
>
> The name is distinct, and I like it for what it is.

What the package does is not obvious from its name.  That's the main
problem with it.