From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Rename `eww' to `web' Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:19:48 +0530 Message-ID: <8738s087wj.fsf@gmail.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1372571305 24123 80.91.229.3 (30 Jun 2013 05:48:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:48:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jun 30 07:48:25 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UtAUr-0004It-9N for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:48:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52384 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtAUq-0007c1-VN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:48:24 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57134) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtAUn-0007bg-Rr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:48:22 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtAUm-0002kM-49 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:48:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c01::236]:65386) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UtAUl-0002kA-UL; Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:48:20 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f54.google.com with SMTP id ro2so3683224pbb.41 for ; Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:48:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=MJC13OkqdPQUjEd3QuGRxZCASxlFizIV/Ymhzmuoo5A=; b=fP11+ZQRrlCOB8XD5lbJ1iAEcHpVZ0MySMz0UGyQroevBWXPrDUKLRc4mkg/nfPyxt 1cvzXecIIQG5u3J32YJJbJRfHpItDl3GVEfXieZPy3pK3KEq4/DNQ0JeS0t5jZcfrg68 Jo8NRUh8Wsg+itqCBj07qb/lPKvhyPGwShb3wXKuHsjSwkd8z1gzLLG9+jTJn5sjuSVp FQ0wazivizCMZGKqocn86PoqmznI+33Cnt40lsnUxGtauNeoMQcjWqYuj8hmQ/zPNh3J EzCF8REPI0nvVMZFJCaT0OLE5Bf9+mqYQGmMoNSl4xUA0Nc0o3vi1J2od39wBrO7JGm4 qrSw== X-Received: by 10.67.3.99 with SMTP id bv3mr18359238pad.140.1372571298868; Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:48:18 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from debian-6.05 ([115.241.9.155]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id dj5sm15851599pbc.25.2013.06.29.22.48.15 for (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:48:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sat, 29 Jun 2013 10:26:04 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c01::236 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:161325 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > One way we can make Emacs more usable is by giving commands > natural names that make no demand on users' memory. > > Since `eww' has never been in a release, let's rename it `web' > now, before users get it. Why refuse the right of someone to name a package his own quirky/creative way. Quirky names are easy to remember. eww is not a lisp library but a functional package. Just provide means - a toolbar icon and a key binding - to start the web. This way the user never has to do a M-x eww