>>>>> On Thu, 04 Oct 2001 14:15:26 -0500, Ken Schumack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Hello all, Graham is correct in stating that all of the names that Andreas > turned up refer to the same format. Actually there is GDSIII and GDSIV as > well. Throughout the industry however everyone says "G D S two" when refering > to these files. One name for the module that would make sense if you want > a higher level name would be: > Stream::GDS2 > since many vendors refer to the format as "GDS stream" or sometimes > just "stream" files. > I would prefer to use "GDS2" in the name over "GDSII" not only because > most users of the format say "G D S two" rather than "G D S eye eye" but > also because "GDSII" is a registered trademark of CALMA/GE. > Thanks for your time, Thanks for your both considerations. As there is really no pressing need to invent another top level name just to avoid one top level name, I now registered GDS2 for you. -- andreas