Garrett D'Amore wrote: > Also, I find the reverse DNS naming scheme dissatisfying ... it makes > everything quite a bit longer than it really needs to be to provide > the separation of the namespace that is desired. It also ignores the > bit that not everyone who wants to participate will have a DNS domain > name, or that the domainname will not change over time. (E.g. due to > mergers, buyouts, insolvency, or rebranding.) True enough, but it is better than Stock Symbols (How much would a domain name cost me? How much would a stock symbol cost me?) More importantly, its the fairly widely accepted convention these days.
My only point is that Solaris/OpenSolaris/Sun/whatever is special. Somebody would have to be from another planet to step on SUNW. A discussion as to what the suggested form for others should be is a separate discussion - not this case. - jek3
