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Great. We can now salt food, salt passwords, configure things using Salt(Stack), and now also use saltpack as a messaging format. Can we stop overloading the te
by btmiller 10y ago
Great. We can now salt food, salt passwords, configure things using Salt(Stack), and now also use saltpack as a messaging format. Can we stop overloading the term "salt"? Makes it ridiculous to search for things on Google.
- oconnor663 10y agoThe name here refers to the NaCl library, which is what saltpack uses for all it's crypto. DJB says that "NaCl" is pronounced "salt", so officially speaking, I say "saltpack" is pronounced "nacklepack" :)
- hossbeast 10y agoSaltpack -> NaCL pack -> nacklepack -> Nickelback
- Neliquat 10y agoYou must not be a gamer. The salt refrences are already off the charts, in that case referring to salty (upset) players.