Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?

[Thomas Zander]

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On Friday 26 December 2003 01:42, Miles Bader wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 08:43:32PM +0100, Thomas Zander wrote:
> > Its an win-win situation, I really don't see what your problem is!
>
> Well among other things, `fish:' sounds stupid.  And is less recognizable.

If you open your email with _very_ personal opinions, why should I read the 
rest? I will anyway; but please don't let your feelings decide for you.
To counter that point; for normal (non programmers) people fish is a lot 
easier to remember then a 4 letter acronym that has no meaning to them.

> My suggestions:
>
>   (1) Accept a number of alternative names for the same service:
>
>          ssh-ftp:, sftp:, fish:

I like the 'ssh-ftp:' one a lot; that solves the problem at hand.  Anyone 
against?

>   (2) In the documentation/web-pages, try to make it embarrasingly clear
>       that these are _all the same protocol_ (i.e., keep saying that again
>       and again)

If the manual is being read, you've already won, the idea behind a rename is 
to make clear what the protocol is about even if you don't read the manual.

- -- 
Thomas Zander
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