On Tue, 27 Sep 2016 14:09:30 +0200 Jan Klemkow <j.klem...@wemelug.de> wrote:
Hey Jan, > I am programming on front-end and back-end tools for ii for several > years now. For the back-end I use UCSPI[0] (Unix Client Server > Program Interface). But there is no name for the front-end of tools > like ii[1], ratox[2], sj[3] or jj[4]. I used the term "ii-like" in > my talk at the slcon3, because ii was the first of its kind. But, I > am unhappy with this term and looking for a better word or phrase > which fits to this kind of interface. I personally do not like the name UCSPI, because it doesn't roll of your tongue and sounds like a proprietary Broadcom firmware interface. However, given it is a few years old and kind of established it is okay to stick with it. > Do you have any ideas of a name for the ii-like front-end interface? I have been thinking about the name ii for a moment and when you pronounce it you say "eye-eye", so we can think of a rhetorical figure to describe paired vision (called stereopsis or binocular vision). The nice word "bino" has already been taken by a 3d video player[0], however, "bioc" or "binoc" might be nice memorable names for the frontend interface (and easy to type). Cheers FRIGN [0]: http://bino3d.org/ -- FRIGN <d...@frign.de>
