Re: The death John McCarthy

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--On Thursday, October 27, 2011 14:08 -0700 Bob Hinden
<bob.hinden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>...
> I request that the relevant authors and IETF working group
> rename what it currently calls "LISP" to something else.  To
> put it politely, the IETF should be standing on the shoulders
> of the giants who have laid the groundwork of the Internet,
> not stepping on their toes. 

I strongly support this. 

More generally, I wish we would just stop using names for WGs
that are widely understood to mean something else in computer
science, software engineering, or networking.  Despite good
intentions, it cannot be a mark of respect or homage when the WG
name overlays a term the refers to a particular invention or
development.  At least IMO, the cuteness wears off very quickly
and only confusion or disrespect are left.

    john

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