[Bloat] The Great Renaming (of netperf-wrapper): Final contenders

Isaac Konikoff konikofi at candelatech.com
Tue Apr 14 13:30:47 EDT 2015


Exnett is great, it brings the word examine to mind, but you might have 
to forever explain the second t.

NetBasher is also a close second, but makes me think the tool is 
destructive in some way.

I also like netpert or nexpert, but maybe they're too close to netexpert 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetExpert> or netperf itself.

netpert - network performance test

nexpert - network extensible performance test

Good luck with your decision!

p.s. I keep getting the following stuck in my head as well, netpow and 
netpewpew (laser cats reference), but they might be difficult to say 
with a straight face :)

Isaac





On 04/13/2015 02:48 AM, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen 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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