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Article #11964Ideas for renaming non-GNU ispell
From: Geoffrey Kuenning
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1993 18:41
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1993 18:41
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With the release of GNU ispell 4.0, it has become clear to me that
people are going to become confused about the two independent versions
of that program unless one of them is renamed. For historical reasons
(i.e., my version is based on that by Pace Willisson), I feel that the
GNU version should have the rights to the name "ispell." This leaves
me with the task of picking a new name.
Since I'm not very good at this sort of thing, I thought I should go
to the net for suggestions. Just to get things started, here are some
thoughts that have been suggested or that I've come up with:
gspell (g for Geoff -- too egotistical for me)
iispell (international ispell -- looks like a typo!)
intspell
spellright (too long)
writeright (cute, but also too long)
buchstabieren (I just couldn't resist)
lizardspell (A lizard is not a gnu)
Okay, you can uncover your eyes now. Since my version supports
multiple languages, it would be nice to have a name that made sense in
many languages ("ok"?). Post suggestions and discuss them if you
wish, or just send them to me at:
--
Geoff Kuenning geoff@maui.cs.ucla.edu geoff@ITcorp.com
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