Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-13 Thread Niall Pemberton
ay, October 11, 2010 19:42 >>> To: Commons Developers List >>> Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based >>> on >>> RC3] >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Gary Gregory >>> wrote: >>> > Hi

Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-12 Thread Torsten Curdt
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 20:43, Gary Gregory wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: mfncoo...@gmail.com [mailto:mfncoo...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Martin >> Cooper >> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 19:42 >> To: Commons Developers List >> Subject: Re: Weird

RE: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-12 Thread Gary Gregory
> -Original Message- > From: mfncoo...@gmail.com [mailto:mfncoo...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Martin > Cooper > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 19:42 > To: Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on > RC3] >

RE: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Gary Gregory
> -Original Message- > From: jodastep...@gmail.com [mailto:jodastep...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of > Stephen Colebourne > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 17:09 > To: Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on

RE: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Gary Gregory
> -Original Message- > From: Niall Pemberton [mailto:niall.pember...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 16:30 > To: Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on > RC3] > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010

Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Martin Cooper
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > Hi All: > > The more I think about it and read it, the more non-English and odd the word > "filesystem" feels to me. I would never write: 'Do this or that with the > filesystem.' It just sounds Dutch or German to me. That's what I get for >

Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Stephen Colebourne
On 12 October 2010 00:29, Niall Pemberton wrote: > Part of me thinks its a bit late in the day to raise this when its > been in svn for 2+ years. But then again, if more people agree with > Gary then I can cancel the release and rename them (I would probably > opt for FileItem, FileObserver, FileM

Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Niall Pemberton
On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Matt Benson wrote: > > On Oct 11, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > >> Hi All: >> >> The more I think about it and read it, the more non-English and odd the word >> "filesystem" feels to me. I would never write: 'Do this or that with the >> filesystem.' It

Re: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Matt Benson
On Oct 11, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > Hi All: > > The more I think about it and read it, the more non-English and odd the word > "filesystem" feels to me. I would never write: 'Do this or that with the > filesystem.' It just sounds Dutch or German to me. That's what I get for >

RE: Weird class names [WAS RE: [VOTE] Release Commons IO 2.0 based on RC3]

2010-10-11 Thread Gary Gregory
About the JCI reference: Well, VFS was release with many "FileSystem" classes: http://commons.apache.org/vfs/apidocs/org/apache/commons/vfs/FileSystem.html Does that bring more weight to my argument? :) Gary Gregory Senior Software Engineer Rocket Software 3340 Peachtree Road, Suite 820 . Atlant