all acronyms are ultimately counterproductive, because of such conflicts for example. projects should be designated by number in the order of creation, or something like that. take a hint from the borg in such matters.
--- On Sun, 5/20/12, Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Viesturs Lācis <viesturs.la...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] A rose by any name? [Was: Not so custom] > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 11:48 PM > 2012/5/21 Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com>: > > On 5/20/2012 6:13 PM, gene heskett wrote: > >> On Sunday, May 20, 2012 06:11:51 PM charles green > did opine: > >> > >> I am used to linuxcnc now, so lets not repaint the > train again please. > >> > > I agree. > > > > I also don't see any sense in going into the source > code and changing > > all references of "emc" to something else. > > > > I think that this is a question to our board - what was the > agreement > about the rebranding. > Was the agreement only about name, which is represented to > public, or > was the agreement about not using those three letters > _anywhere_, > which IMHO includes also source code of the application. > > I do agree that messing up the code by leaving "emc" and > now > substitute it with "linuxcnc" in new code would be wrong > approach. > On the other hand, I am in favor of replacing "emc" > throughout the code. > > Could somebody from the board comment on this side of the > agreement? > Is it allowed to use "emc" in the source code? > > -- > Viesturs > > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's > security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can > respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
