* Re: [Cerowrt-devel] [Bloat] The Great Renaming (of netperf-wrapper): Final contenders
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@ 2015-04-14 14:42 ` Rich Brown
2015-04-14 15:51 ` Richard Smith
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From: Rich Brown @ 2015-04-14 14:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen; +Cc: cerowrt-devel
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I like names based on bashing or smashing.
Not so sure about "flent" - see http://www.amazon.com/Flents-Stopples-Cotton-Plugs-Packaging/dp/B003U76CEI
Rich
On Apr 13, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> The Great Renaming (of netperf-wrapper) has now entered its final phase
> (i.e., I have to make a decision now). There's a couple of contenders
> for a new name, see below. I'd like some feedback on which you prefer. A
> simple "This one!" is fine, but reasoning about why is also appreciated,
> of course :)
>
> So, without further ado, the contenders are:
>
> - "ENT: The Extensible Network Tester".
> Possible name clash: https://packages.debian.org/sid/ent
>
> - "Exnett: The EXtensible NETwork Tester"
> Avoids the name clash; the second t is important for this.
>
> - "Flent: The Flexible Network Tester"
> 'Flent' is also the sound a bufferbloated network makes when subjected
> to testing :)
>
> - "NetBasher"
>
> For the first three, the abbreviation would probably be the everyday
> name, name of the executable, etc, with the expansion added in
> descriptions where appropriate.
>
>
> Please comment by Thursday, as I have a deadline for something that
> needs to include the name then...
>
> Thanks in advance! :)
>
> -Toke
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