[Info-vax] Naming, was: Re: vmstailor

[Simon Clubley]

On 2016-02-26, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> With TCP/IP V5 the name is TCP/IP, not UCX.  Still has some UCX logicals for 
> Steve's dreaded compatibility.  Some people still use the old name and logicals. 
>   I prefer the new name and logicals.
>

And many people still say VMS instead of OpenVMS...

Think of it as a way of carbon dating the length of someone's involvement
with a product. :-)

OTOH, it can be confusing to newcomers who only know the current name
and don't know the history. For example, I was pulled up the other week
for still referring to AdaCore as ACT (it's old name) on the basis that
it could be confusing to Ada newcomers and that person did have a point.

However, this whole having to instantly switch to the new name and never
use the old one isn't a natural thing to do. If it was, then why do most
people around here only ever say VMS instead of OpenVMS ?

Simon.

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