Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of NameSuggestions

Timestamp:

Sep 6, 2006, 1:57:52 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

cmlenz

Comment:

Added “Textyr”

NameSuggestions

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 = In search of a better name for Markup =
 
-Many people have commented that “Markup” is a bad name for a project, mainly because it's very difficult to search for using Google et al. Note especially that there is another Python project for generating HTML called markup at [http://markup.sourceforge.net/]
+Many people have commented that “Markup” is a bad name for a project, mainly because it's very difficult to search for using Google et al. Note also that there is another Python project for generating HTML called markup at [http://markup.sourceforge.net/]. Another problem is that a future version of Markup will include a simple text-based template engine (see #47), which isn't really related to markup.
 
 This page should serve to collect the various name suggestions.
 
-Please note that there are several aspects to the project name:
+Please also note that there are several aspects to the project name:
  * The project name as used in the logo, website and when referring to the project in general.
  * The name of the python package.
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 - cboos
 
+  ''Well, but Markup '''is''' mostly about Markup, just not exclusively. So we'd have to use something like XAJM (XAJM Ain't Just Markup) :-P[[BR]] -- cmlenz''
+
+== “Textyr” ==
+
+From ''texere'' (latin: “weaving”) and ''texture'', with a '''y''' thrown in for the connection to Python and better uniqueness for search engines. The name is intended to suggest that the package is about “weaving text [output for the web]”.
+
+  ''(suggested by Christopher Lenz, who isn't convinced of the suggestion but wanted to write it down here anyway ;)''
+
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 == About the ''<markup/>'' Logo ==