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Gavin Thomas Nicol wrote:
>
> > If we decide to move ahead, we will need to define which name we want to
> > use.
> >
> > Would we like to continue using XT as a name (assuming James Clark gives
> > us his blessing to do it) or would another name (OpenXT for instance
> > even though the name has been used by a Sun command) be less confusing ?
>
> OpenXT is fine (though open is used way too much nowadays)... I kind of
> like 4xt too. Perhaps oxt, or eXTra?

Yes.

If we look at other famous software developed by James Clark, Jade has
been further developed as OpenJade and expat is being carried away on
sourceforge as expat 2.0.

I'd summarize the possibilities as:

XT:
 ++ leverage on the "brand" and reputation of XT.
 ++ shows the affiliation with XT
 = need to be approved by James Clark
 - may confuse people (which XT version am I using ?)

openXT:
 + shows the affiliation with XT and open source
 
4xt:
 + leverage on the "brand" and reputation of 4xt.
 + shows the affiliation with XT

Other possibilities (oxt, eXTra, ...):
 + more imaginative
 - doesn't show a very clear affiliation with XT.
 
I would say that openXT is probably the most "reasonable" choice but I
would be happy to keep using 4xt (and I hope James will tell what he
thinks).

Eric

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