On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:07 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote: > On 10/27/2011 11:15 PM, Eliot Lear wrote: >> In that spirit, my understanding was that LISP was an homage, >> and as such should not be viewed in a negative light. > > > Unfortunately, what matters is the risk of the name's use being taken as disrespectful, no matter what was intended. Sensitivities like this are not nuanced and do not ask questions. > > Last year, it didn't matter. Five years from now it won't matter. Today it does and possibly should. > > Today, the homage is to take a small action, to avoid possible sensitivities. I think you mean "oversensitivity". (By the way, http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+lisp says lisp is "Noun: A speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this.") Dr. McCarthy's legacy speaks for itself, and will be respected regardless of what names we use here - it can't be diminished so easily. -Benson _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf