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  • From: Josh Fuhs <fuhs AT purdue.edu>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Source Mage GNU/Linux as a General Prupose Installer
  • Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:22:46 -0500

I think the corporate world would most appreciate a straight-forward, easy to
remember theme like:

summon -> sm-dl
cast -> sm-install
sorcery -> sm
scribe -> sm-write
gaze -> sm-view
dispel -> sm-remove

It's nice when you know that all related binaries have the same prefix.

Josh

Quoting Duane Malcolm <d.malcolm AT auckland.ac.nz>:

> Do you think the corporate world would take Sourcemage more seriously if
> we had a "corporate theme", such as ...
>
> summon -> recruit, hostile-takeover
> cast -> merger, hire
> sorcery -> management
> scribe -> archive
> gaze -> report, consult
> dispel -> fire, disolve, liquidate, lay-off
>
> Just another thought :)
>
>





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