Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-23 Thread Lincoln Stein
When MD5 changed to Digest::MD5, Gisle's strategy was to reissue MD5 as a shell around Digest::MD5. Lincoln Tim Bunce writes: > On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 06:38:25AM -0500, Chris Nandor wrote: > > At 10.59 + 2000.02.23, Tim Bunce wrote: > > >Issue a new version that just the name change, no

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-23 Thread Tim Bunce
On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 06:38:25AM -0500, Chris Nandor wrote: > At 10.59 + 2000.02.23, Tim Bunce wrote: > >Issue a new version that just the name change, no API changes, so > >people can migrate with a simple edit. > > I have a bunch of changes due to the module, and was going to make a new >

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-23 Thread Chris Nandor
At 10.59 + 2000.02.23, Tim Bunce wrote: >Issue a new version that just the name change, no API changes, so >people can migrate with a simple edit. I have a bunch of changes due to the module, and was going to make a new release soon (in the next few weeks). What do you think about simlultane

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-23 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 08:07:37PM -0500, Chris Nandor wrote: > At 19.48 -0500 2000.02.22, Jon Orwant wrote: > >Chris writes: > >> I am not sure if MP3:: is a great base name. What about AIFF::, MOV::, > >> WAV::, etc.? > >> > >> Maybe Audio::MP3::Info ... ? I am not keen on changing the name, b

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Chris Nandor
At 19.48 -0500 2000.02.22, Jon Orwant wrote: >Chris writes: >> I am not sure if MP3:: is a great base name. What about AIFF::, MOV::, >> WAV::, etc.? >> >> Maybe Audio::MP3::Info ... ? I am not keen on changing the name, but I >> wouldn't mind if it were a good name. :) I dunno. Orwant, are a

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Jon Orwant
Chris writes: > I am not sure if MP3:: is a great base name. What about AIFF::, MOV::, > WAV::, etc.? > > Maybe Audio::MP3::Info ... ? I am not keen on changing the name, but I > wouldn't mind if it were a good name. :) I dunno. Orwant, are any of us > treading down the path to hell here?

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:46:42PM -0500, Lincoln Stein wrote: > I'd prefer MPEG:: to Audio::MP3:: because of the name length issues. > I'm sure we're all going down the road to hell... %-) We are. But I'd be happy on the road with the AudioMP3:: signpost. The AudioWAV:: etc names would also be f

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Lincoln Stein
I'd prefer MPEG:: to Audio::MP3:: because of the name length issues. I'm sure we're all going down the road to hell... %-) Lincoln Chris Nandor writes: > At 20.32 + 2000.02.22, Tim Bunce wrote: > >On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:24:40PM -0500, Lincoln Stein wrote: > >> I'd prefer MP3:: myself

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Chris Nandor
At 20.32 + 2000.02.22, Tim Bunce wrote: >On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:24:40PM -0500, Lincoln Stein wrote: >> I'd prefer MP3:: myself because MPEG makes people think first of >> video. > >Go for MP3::* then and let others follow... :-) > >Tim. > >> Any chance Chris has thought about changing his

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Tim Bunce
On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:24:40PM -0500, Lincoln Stein wrote: > I'd prefer MP3:: myself because MPEG makes people think first of > video. Go for MP3::* then and let others follow... :-) Tim. > Any chance Chris has thought about changing his module's name > to MP3::Info? > > Lincoln > > Tim B

Re: Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Lincoln Stein
I'd prefer MP3:: myself because MPEG makes people think first of video. Any chance Chris has thought about changing his module's name to MP3::Info? Lincoln Tim Bunce writes: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 12:55:52PM -0500, Lincoln Stein wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm nearly ready to release a pure-

Seeking module name guidance: MPEG::Napster

2000-02-22 Thread Lincoln Stein
Hi, I'm nearly ready to release a pure-perl interface to the Napster MP3 search and download engine. Currently, I'm calling it MPEG::Napster, which would put it in the sparsely-populated MPEG namespace. I think this makes sense because Napster is an MP3-specific protocol, and my module hass ano