[Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Jim Fulton
Based on recent discussions, I've created a proposal: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/RenameTheZopePackage to rename the zope package to z. Unless there are strong objections, we'll do this after we move the Zope repository head to subversion at the end of the month. Jim -- Jim Fulton

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Michael Bernstein
Jim Fulton wrote: Based on recent discussions, I've created a proposal: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/RenameTheZopePackage to rename the zope package to z. Unless there are strong objections, we'll do this after we move the Zope repository head to subversion at the end of the month. From a

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Fred Drake
On Friday 16 April 2004 01:31 pm, Michael Bernstein wrote: From a consistency in nomenclature POV, I find 'z' jars a bit with ZConfig, zdaemon, ZEO, zLog, and ZODB, which one might expect to find nested within 'z' (as 'z.Config' for example). This is admittedly only an issue for the

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Shane Hathaway
Michael Bernstein wrote: However, rather than suggest a wholesale moving and renaming of these packages within 'z', I'd like to suggest an alternative short name for the 'zope' package, 'OPE', which avoids this issue: import OPE.interface from OPE.app import zapi from OPE.app.event import

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Michael Bernstein
Fred Drake wrote: On Friday 16 April 2004 01:31 pm, Michael Bernstein wrote: From a consistency in nomenclature POV, I find 'z' jars a bit with ZConfig, zdaemon, ZEO, zLog, and ZODB, which one might expect to find nested within 'z' (as 'z.Config' for example). This is admittedly only an

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Shane Hathaway
Michael Bernstein wrote: Fred Drake wrote: Hehe. ;-) (I do hope you're joking!) About even considering a 'wholesale moving and renaming' yes, obviously, but as far as suggesting 'OPE' as an alternative to 'z' (insofar as it is still necessary to avoid a name-clash with 'Zope'), no. 'OPE' (as

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Fred Drake
On Friday 16 April 2004 03:06 pm, Michael Bernstein wrote: Shouldn't we strive for consistency in nomenclature going forward? Definately. My point was that we don't have anything to base it on, not that we shouldn't be. Zope 3 kindly specifies some guidelines for naming, including module and

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Fred Drake
On Friday 16 April 2004 03:24 pm, Shane Hathaway wrote: - Spelling it zOPE to take advantage of a frequent mishap involving the cAPS lOCK key That must be what happened for zLOG, and I declared that dead. I don't think anyone's ready for that for Zope 3 just yet. ;-) -Fred -- Fred L.

Re: [Zope-dev] Proposal: Rename zope package

2004-04-16 Thread Michael Bernstein
Shane Hathaway wrote: Michael Bernstein wrote: Did I miss something? Did I just manage to embarrass myself? Is this a dream where I find I am wearing nothing but underwear in public and then wake up? Well, OPE made me think of: - Opie on The Andy Griffith Show -