Re: [Monotone-devel] A better name for "context"

[Nathaniel Smith]

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:27:24PM +0200, Jon Bright wrote:
> I've no strong feelings on the subject of naming (my personal opinion is 
> that "context" would do just fine), but I would point out that calling 
> things "Legatee", "Progeniture" and the like isn't going to help people 
> for whom English is not a first language.

Or maybe they'll put us all on an equal footing; I had to look both of
those up myself. :-)

But point taken.

-- Nathaniel

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