> Bernhard Schmalhofer wrote: >> "Plumhead", from *P*lum*h*eaded *P*arakeet, is the current name of the PHP >> on Parrot implementation. >> As "Plumhead" is a stupid name,
Plumhead may sound stupid but there's nothing wrong with Plum-Headed Parakeet spelled correctly with the Hyphen and Three Cap Letters. It's a real bird whose initials spell PHP, what more could you want in a name?. O'Reilly's cover editor will be happy, although they may have to hand-tint the old block to get the evocative colo[u]?ring - they're quite colo[u]?rful, almost pretty in a garish sort of way, which somehow seems appropriate for PHP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum-headed_Parakeet. (One /could/ be obscure and use the latin name http://home.wanadoo.nl/psittaculaworld/Mutations/P-cyanocephala.htm ) If what one wants is a short-form of the name that sounds less goofy than "Plumhead" but still much fewer keystrokes than Plum-Headed Parakeet , perhaps PHPkeet would serve as a logotype for the longer formal name with good pun and allusions, and simultaneously serve as a Google(tm)-able keyword distinct from the aviary variety? -- Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
