[Xpath-ng] Naming

[Uche Ogbuji]

> Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> 
> >Can we decide on naming for the specs?  Here is my proposal:
> >
> >"XPath NG" represents the whole effort: core spec plus modules, and this 
> >community.
> >
> I find NG somewhat confusing as it reminds me of Relax NG, somehow it 
> seems to suggest a relation, but currently there is none.
> 
> What about just FIXPath for the wholelot and FIXPath Core for the core spec?

Hmm.  Well, by the same token, FIXPath could be thought to have a relationship 
to FIXPtr:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-linking-comments/2001AprJun/att-007
4/01-NOTE-FIXptr-20010425.htm

And "NG" is a really common geek construction for "some improved system over a 
predecessor".  Just off head I can think of:

* Cowan's AFNG
* stng in the Python/Zope community
* HTTP-NG from the W3C.

None of these have anything to do with RELAX NG, and I've never heard of 
anyone mistakenly thinking such was the case.

I think any such confusion can be very simply refuted:

"Nope.  sorry.  XPath NG has no relationship with RELAX NG.  Next question?"

I don't really see it as a matter for significant confusion or worry.

But anyway, here are the proposals on the table:

1) "FIXPath" as the core spec of "XPath NG"
2) "FIXPath Core" as the core spec of "FIXPath"


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