[IronPython] Please use IPy, not IP.

[Dody Gunawinata]

IronPython is going to be called "Dynamic Language Foundation Whitespace
Sensitive Edition", so we are not going to have this IP acronym confusion.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Michael Foord
<fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>wrote:

> Keith J. Farmer wrote:
>
>>
>> Respectfully: it would be less trouble overall if you made the effort to
>> adapt to the group's jargon, rather than expect everyone else to adapt to
>> your (temporary) state of confusion.
>>
>>
> +1 (I'm afraid)
>
> From context it should be reasonably straightforward to tell whether an
> acronym refers to TCP/IP or IronPython. Try finding any TLA that isn't
> overloaded with multiple meanings in the computer world...
>
> Michael
>
>  After all, I've never met a "simple" programmer. I'm sure you're capable
>> of learning the language J
>>
>> *From:* users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:
>> users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] *On Behalf Of *Vernon Cole
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 14, 2008 11:32 AM
>> *To:* Discussion of IronPython
>> *Subject:* [IronPython] Please use IPy, not IP.
>>
>> I am having trouble reading "subject" lines recently...
>> IP is Internet Protocol as in TCP/IP.
>> To keep simple folks like me from being confused, *IPy *would be a better
>> acronym.
>>
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