[bind10-dev] bikeshed alert: bind10 or boss or bob

Jeremy C. Reed jreed at isc.org
Mon Jan 28 22:15:13 UTC 2013


On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, JINMEI Tatuya / ???? wrote:

> So, by elimination, I'd vote for "boss", but I personally think it
> sounds a bit informal.  I know we rejected "master" because it can be
> regarded as a DNS primary server, and I tend to agree.  I'm also not
> sure if there's possibility of choosing other names, but alternatives
> I can think of are: core, main, root, init.
> 
> In any case I'd also suggest adding the common b10- prefix to the
> name.  It will be more consistent, help clarify it's related to BIND
> 10, and reduce the risk of conflicts with others.

I like your idea of b10-init.



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