I'm fine with the name change... it wasn't never meant to last until 
1.0, I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.

There are references on the Wiki and one in code.

Melanie

Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
> Melanie wrote:
>> Pre 1.0, devs have a tendency to put jokes into software. Most don't 
>> last, they're not meant to. Soem do last, even make it into 
>> production. They are so hidden, most of the time, that they're 
>> actually easter eggs then.
>> B.U.S.T. was the result of a shared joke between myself and AimeeT, 
>> with the plugins being implants....
>> It wasn't meant to stay and won't stay. I'm sure of that.
> 
> Unfortunately, whether it's 1960s asbestos roofed huts that my school put up 
> which were still being used in the 1990s, 
> or throwaway names, temporary things tend to last far longer than anyone 
> intends.
> 
> With something public, I think it would be far easier to rename now than to 
> incur the confusion of renaming shortly 
> before 1.0 when lots of tutorials and wiki pages have already been written.
> 
> There's an additional issue - if any of us male developers started talking 
> about the necessity of BUST implants we could 
> get accused of sexism, which would be ironic :D
> 
> If you like, I can replace whatever references already exist with an 
> alternative name next week.  ROBUST sounds like a 
> good candidate.
> 
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