Github user StephanEwen commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/966#issuecomment-130324909
Functions also need to extend RichFunction to have access to `open()` and
`close()`.
I think the two things a different enough that any strife for "consistency"
is actually pretty "random".
If your thoughts currently revolve around the RuntimeContext, it apprears
more consistent. If you thoughts are on the life cycle methods, it seems
inconsistent. Random.
I think you should go ahead and just call them "Rich". It is just a name,
and what matters is that the JavaDocs describe what it actually means...
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