Daniel Carrera wrote: >>>Now, why do we have to pick a creative name? Why don't we pick a boring >>>uncreative name that is easy to remember, like "rubydoc". >> >>:) >> >>I care much less about the name than the software functionality and >>the content it exposes. >> >>But as an old-time Unix hacker, I prefer short names. Two letters is >>best, but my usual threshold is around five. >> >>That's one reason I like "lin" (on Lunar Linux) better than apt-get or >>whatever. Though I will probably end up running Fedora instead... > > > > I hear you. Names with dashes are the worst ("apt-get"). My fingers > have to physically pause for a second to type a dash. > > > Oh, wait... how about "rdoc"? > > That would rock. The name of the program could be the same as the name > of the documentation system, and at the same time be a sensible name. > > If you like the name "rdoc" raise your hand. I think I might sort of like that, except that 1. Dave Thomas might not (probably would not) like it (See reasons 2 and 3) 2. It might cause confusion 3. "rdoc" is already a program name (processor for rdoc-enabled Ruby code) Hal