[Zope-dev] naming Zope

Dieter Maurer dieter at handshake.de
Fri Apr 10 03:23:37 EDT 2009


Martijn Faassen wrote at 2009-4-8 15:31 +0200:
> ...
>In order to make Zope 2 and Zope 3 fit the pattern, it'd be nice if they 
>had names that fit the "Zope is a project, not software" pattern. We 
>could rename Zope 2 to Zope Classic, as was suggested. I think we should 
>also rename Zope 3 to something else (that doesn't imply it's the modern 
>future, as there are other alternatives at least as modern around that 
>are more recently developed - we want to get out of that bind).

"Zope 2" and "Zope 3" is not ideal but by now familiar.
I do not think a renaming effort would be worth at the current time.
Avoid misleading names in the future....

>think renaming Zope 2 to Zope Classic will be easy. If the Zope 2 
>developers are okay with this, let's go right ahead.

I will continue to speak of Zope 2 (not Zope Classic).



-- 
Dieter


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