I guess M$ would have to redefine the Greek (or is it Latin?) language then as well. :-)
Seriously, I think DataBuffer or Buffer would be ok. On second thought MinaByteBuffer is ok too. I don't think it will be very confusing. It will certainly be less confusing than what we have at the moment. /Niklas Emmanuel Lecharny wrote: > MinaByteBuffer would fit me. I don't like OctetBuffer too much, even > if I'm french. What if M$ sudddenly decide that an Octet is 9 bits (8 > bits for the data, plus 1 bit as a M$ tax to pay M$ fin to the EU ?:) > > On 9/18/07, Niklas Therning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Trustin Lee wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> It is often confusing to discriminate MINA ByteBuffer and NIO >>> ByteBuffer. Do we need renaming? I didn't have much difficulties >>> actually because most Java code doesn't use both types at the same >>> time. >>> >>> There was an opinion about renaming it to MinaByteBuffer, but I don't >>> think it's the best name available for us. I think DataBuffer, >>> ExtendedByteBuffer, ExtendedBuffer or just Buffer might also be a >>> candidate. There's Buffer in NIO, too, but nobody uses that class >>> directly. >>> >>> I'd like to find the best name; short and not confusing one. Please >>> don't hesitate to respond to this message with your idea so we can >>> find out the best alternative. >>> >>> Trustin >>> >>> >> Since MINA's ByteBuffer doesn't inherit from java.nio.ByteBuffer I think >> the names ending in ByteBuffer (especially ExtendedByteBuffer) could be >> confusing. I think I prefer just calling it Buffer. >> >> Or maybe OctetBuffer? According to Wikipedia >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octet_%28computing%29): >> >> "Octet, with the only exception noted below, always refers to an entity >> having exactly eight bits. As such, it is often used where the term byte >> might be ambiguous. For that reason, computer networking standards >> almost exclusively use octet." >> >> Also >> >> "In France, French Canada and Romania, the word octet usually means byte" >> >> This would make all the French and Romainian MINA users happy! :-) >> >> -- >> Niklas Therning >> www.spamdrain.net >> >> >> > > >