For what it's worth, I hate the name Punycode too (for several reasons). I haven't said much about it, though, because I didn't want debate or criticism of the name to be mistaken for debate or criticism of the ACE approach itself or Adam's algorithm. Besides, it's very likely that only developers (not the general public) will ever be exposed to the name.
Adam M. Costello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Edmon Chung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I know I missed out on the discussion of the name punycode, but I >> think it really undermines all the effort put into creating it and >> arrogant to call it "puny" after two years of discussion by a lot of >> engineers around the world. > > There were roughly equal numbers in favor and against the name Punycode. > As primary designer of the algorithm, I took it upon myself to break the > tie. :) > > I don't see how it could appear arrogant for a work to call itself > "puny". If anything, it might appear just the opposite (humble), > although I don't intend for it to appear either arrogant or humble, just > a bit whimsical. -Doug Ewell Fullerton, California
