Re: The death John McCarthy

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+1 

On Oct 27, 2011, at 6:04 PM, John C Klensin wrote:

> 
> 
> --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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