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"X for Y" should make you draw a metaphorical, not literal comparison to X - it is something like X, applied in the context/audience/etc. of Y. "Tinder for boat
by rzzzt 2y ago
"X for Y" should make you draw a metaphorical, not literal comparison to X - it is something like X, applied in the context/audience/etc. of Y. "Tinder for boats"¹ is not Tinder.
¹https://www.buzzfeed.com/michellerial/is-your-startup-idea-already-taken https://www.buzzfeed.com/michellerial/is-your-startup-idea-a...
- orblivion 2y agoBased on current downvotes it seems that people object to this. And I did take this literally myself before going to the comments. Still, I think the metaphorical thing has value as a succinct explainer. Maybe a small change in wording or some quotation marks is the way to go?
- eichin 2y agoPart of the issue is that "bootstrapping real oauth with ssh" is something people actually want, so there's some (unearned) disappointment in finding out that this isn't it.
- rzzzt 2y agoI have no horse in this race, was just commenting from a generic point of view. The project's README.md says "Lightweight alternative to OAuth for CLI applications" in section "Use Cases", and there is no further mention of OAuth in it, maybe that's more acceptable.