On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:26:14 +0900, Chad Perrin <perrin / apotheon.com> wrote:
>> "God" (a proper name) and "god" (an ordinary noun) are distinct terms in
>> English: the former refers to the Ultimate Being; only the latter is the
>> generic term for deity.
> 
> Take note of the fact that the particular piece of software we're
> discussing was announced as "god", not "God".

Nonetheless, he's using it unmodified as a proper noun.  Unless Tom cares
to be more explicit, the intent of the analogy is ambiguous.

-mental