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Maybe I missed it, but there doesn't seem to be an explanation for the name. I think software that use clever names should explain why. In this case, fusuma are
by glandium 7y ago
Maybe I missed it, but there doesn't seem to be an explanation for the name. I think software that use clever names should explain why. In this case, fusuma are traditional Japanese sliding doors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusuma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusuma
- hnlmorg 7y ago> should I wouldn't say we are entitled to an explanation of why an open source project is titled any more than we are entitled to the project being open source in the first place.
- Rychard 7y agoIt's not about entitlement; if the purpose of a name isn't to give people an easy way to remember something, what good is it? If the developer wanted to increase interest in the project, explaining the name could only further this goal.
- hnlmorg 7y agoYou're right of course. It's just as someone who struggles with naming projects, I often get annoyed when I see comments on HN focusing on naming things rather than the cool work that has been shared and donated to the community. However on reflection, on this occasion my comment was unfair.
- c0vfefe 7y agoThat might justify using "should" in a prudential sense, but not a moral sense.
- c0vfefe 7y agoOr any more than we are entitled to an explanation of the name of any business, individual, or [noun] we encounter.
- chadlavi 7y agoIt doesn't need any explanation, but if you do get it, that is a nice little winking reference.