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alexanderGugel / ied

:package: Like npm, but faster - an alternative package manager for Node
http://alexandergugel.github.io/ied
MIT License
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Do consider a name change #78

Closed alanhogan closed 8 years ago

alanhogan commented 8 years ago

Currently the only question in the FAQ:

What does ied stand for?

Nothing in particular. …

But IED does mean something: Improvised Explosive Device, or basically the roadside bombs insurgents in e.g. Iraq and Afghanistan have used to maim and kill Western soldiers.

While this connotation will be somewhat humorous if and when an ied install fails (blowing up), overall it’s a sober one. I do personally know a programmer who was previously an Army soldier and who has suffered permanent injuries due to an IED. I can’t imagine he would love typing ied into his terminal multiple times a day.

I dunno. Maybe I’m being overly sensitive (probably!), but I wanted to at least voice this concern.

brianreavis commented 8 years ago

Context: this has been talked about at length: #27, #14, #29, #45, HN

Hunter-Github commented 8 years ago

+1 on name change.

Vanuan commented 8 years ago

@alexanderGugel Expect a fork with a better name :)

conatus commented 8 years ago

I also think it would be better with a better name for the above reasons. My colleague proposed nom as a lighter and funny alternative.

aaronshaf commented 8 years ago

nom was such a promising name :) It is a downright exciting name. Huge marketing win.

dustyjewett commented 8 years ago

Man names project IED... and it blows up in his face.

No idea why this hasn't changed yet... Maybe the controversy is worth it? But right now, there are more people commenting about the name than about anything else...

alexanderGugel commented 8 years ago

@dustyjewett I appreciate your opinion and analysis.

schmod commented 8 years ago

+1 -- the name is tasteless and undermines an otherwise-promising project.