Hi Jeremy, On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 1:48 PM Jeremy Ruston <jeremy> wrote:
> Perhaps worth clarifying that "change the name" at its simplest might mean > renaming the current TiddlyWiki 5 project to Xememex as of a particular > version number. We'd try to maintain backwards compatibility as we normally > do, but just lose the terms "TiddlyWiki" and "tiddler". > > There are other approaches. We could fork the good parts of TiddlyWiki 5.x > into a new project called Xememex that is less constrained by backwards > compatibility (eg. targeting more modern JavaScript engines). Both the > TiddlyWiki 5 and Xememex projects would proceed independently, allowing end > users to defer or avoid switching over. > > If I can vote for this, I will prefer your second approach. Fork the good parts of Tiddlywiki 5.x into a new project! I am sure, there are users who do not like to experience any change and I believe in democracy! Keep them happy and supported, but let targeting targeting more modern JavaScript engines and have an agile new TW called Xememex. I do not know the pronunciation of Xememex. How do you pronounce it and what is the meaning? Also, is it possible to propose other names? > Thinking about the details that would need resolving, it's clear that the > hard part is actually losing the word "tiddler", because we use it so > ubiquitously for widget, attribute and variable names. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > > Thank you Mohammad > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > [email protected] > https://jermolene.com > > On 28 Dec 2020, at 09:54, Jeremy Ruston <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since we last discussed this topic, I've been increasingly thinking that > we should indeed make plans to change the name. > > The best alternatives I've got are "xememex" for the product, and "card" > for the unit of information. I've had the domain xememex.com for a few > years and the @xememex user account. > > "Xememex" is of course a palindromisation of Vannevar Bush's "memex": > > > https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ > > There are many details to consider, but I'd be interested to know people's > thoughts. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > [email protected] > https://jermolene.com > > On 28 Dec 2020, at 09:38, TiddlyTweeter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ciao [email protected] > > *Small footnote to my last ...* > > Several times I have suggested that TiddlyWiki is the ULTIMATE BRICOLAGE > ENGINE for computers. > > Immediately, with "Bricolage", though, you get the same issue as the > "Tiddly" language specificity. > > "Bricolage" is a French activity (akin to English D.I.Y.) so not sure its > obvious relevance and accuracy would be any better in the end. Though when > you look at its meaning it is very close to what we do with TW in practice: > https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bricolage. > > Random thoughts > TT > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/5a028133-83b9-475a-9b6e-2c3f773363d8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/5a028133-83b9-475a-9b6e-2c3f773363d8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/8E04CE97-AA61-403F-8537-35FE68C8969E%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/8E04CE97-AA61-403F-8537-35FE68C8969E%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/CAAV1gMAtLwszHAdy%3DS8JjFMZTQ7pbvQgRN%3D3qqHLPsOcKb-x2w%40mail.gmail.com.
