On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 04:14:07PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > Why calling this project "scud" ? According to wikipedia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scud>, this is the NATO name of > a Soviet ballistic missile, coming from a comic > 'Scud: The Disposable Assassin'. > > So, was the name chosen as an hint you are going to dispose of DD > that get in your way ? Probably not, but then why this name ?
No, the fact that Scud is the name of a missile too unfortunately didn't occur to me until after the name was already chosen. "Project Scud" has merely been the 'working title' until someone would come up with something better, and it was not intended for that working title to become public, especially since after some time someone pointed out the bad connotations of this name. The name was chosen in less than one minute thought time, because it's easy to have a name to refer to a idea, rather than calling it "the idea" or something. I'm regretting that we didn't think of a better name yet, and now it seems too late unfortunately. I'm also regretting that this working name has become public, we didn't put much effort in coming up with something better because it was meant to remain a working title. Well, maybe it's not too late, we're open to suggestions for a better name. 'Scud' refers to the dog of Sid in the Toy Story movie, and even at that reference the name sucks for multiple reasons (toy story names are for releases, not for different stuff, and scud the dog isn't friendly, ...) --Jeroen -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar [EMAIL PROTECTED] (also for Jabber & MSN; ICQ: 33944357) http://Jeroen.A-Eskwadraat.nl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
