[llvm-commits] CVS: llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html

[Reid Spencer]

Changes in directory llvm-www:

DevMtgMay2007.html updated: 1.66 -> 1.67
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Log message:

Put in some naming rules.


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Diffs of the changes:  (+20 -2)

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 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


Index: llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html
diff -u llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html:1.66 llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html:1.67
--- llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html:1.66	Thu Apr 12 00:38:52 2007
+++ llvm-www/DevMtgMay2007.html	Thu Apr 12 00:48:58 2007
@@ -339,7 +339,25 @@
   <p>To help with the naming, we'll keep track of all ideas here. This goes
   along with the brain-storming rule: <i>there are no bad ideas</i>. So, send
   your entries to <a href="mailto:llvmdev at cs.uiuc.edu">llvmdev</a> and I'll add
-  them here. We'll use this list to discuss the name at the meeting.</p>
+  them here (or add them yourself).  We'll use this list to discuss the name 
+  at the meeting.</p>
+  <p>We have a few objectives and rules we've already decided upon for the
+  name:
+  <ul>
+    <li><b>/LLVM suffix</b>. We need to keep /LLVM at the end of the name for
+    some time (years) so that we do not lose the brand association we've
+    developed with LLVM.</li>
+    <li><b>Avoid VM</b>. We would like to avoid "VM" in the name. Because of the
+    /LLVM suffix it would be redundant for some period of time. Also, while the
+    project will retain components that allow you to make a VM, it isn't really
+    "just" a VM, its much more. In other words, labelling the project  VM is
+    too limiting. The projects scope has outstripped being just a VM.</li>
+    <li><b>Figurative</b>. We would like to stay away from acronyms unless a
+    really good one comes along. We don't want to replace LLVM with another
+    acronym that outdates itself in a few years. Instead a name that is
+    metaphorical or figurative or otherwise conjures up the notion of LLVM would
+    be best.</li>
+  </ul></p>
   <table class="www">
     <tr><th colspan="4">Proposed New Names For LLVM</th></tr>
     <tr><th>Who</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>Logo</th></tr>
@@ -362,6 +380,6 @@
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