On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 08:07:37PM -0500, Chris Nandor wrote:
> At 19.48 -0500 2000.02.22, Jon Orwant wrote:
> >Chris writes:
> >> I am not sure if MP3:: is a great base name.  What about AIFF::, MOV::,
> >> WAV::, etc.?
> >>
> >> Maybe Audio::MP3::Info ... ?  I am not keen on changing the name, but I
> >> wouldn't mind if it were a good name.  :)  I dunno.  Orwant, are any of us
> >> treading down the path to hell here?  :D
> >
> >I think MP3:: is the best name.  It doesn't score well on the Ontology
> >axis, but its stratospheric scores on the Brevity and Mindshare axes
> >more than compensate.
> 
> Yeah, that's what I was sorta thinking.  I just hate to screw with that
> damned ontology axis.  But I see three votes for MP3::, so I would not be
> opposed to changing MPEG::MP3Info to MP3::Info.  Please advise me on how
> this should be handled; it is a fairly well-used module, and such a change
> will surely cause confusion and pain.

Just do it and tell people.

Issue a new version that just the name change, no API changes, so
people can migrate with a simple edit.

Tim.

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