[irs-discuss] What's in a name?

"Adrian Farrel" <adrian@olddog.co.uk> Mon, 12 November 2012 14:50 UTC

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Personally, I find discussions of what name/acronym to use a bit sad. I've had
enough code review hours wasted debating the names of variables to not want to
spend any more time on this sort of thing.

However, I note that there was some unease about the use of IRS. If we really
need to find a new name for this work (and I note that RSI is also used for
something else) we need to find a solution soon.

Can I suggest that only those people who have a strong objection to IRS need to
contribute to the discussion. Furthermore, we don't need suggestions to be
floated, we need solid and definite proposals. That way we will possibly reach a
serious conclusion quickly.

Thanks,
Adrian