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Can't say I like the name; it evokes nothing but negative connotations.
by Eleopteryx 12y ago
Can't say I like the name; it evokes nothing but negative connotations.
- vezzy-fnord 12y agoI just find it so amusing, personally. I like it. It fits in with the security theme relatively well, too.
- Eleopteryx 12y agoHow does "shill" relate to security in any kind of fashion? Am I missing something?
- zalzane 12y agoin the same way that the name "john the ripper" relates to security it's just a cute name
- vezzy-fnord 12y agoIt has that rogue intelligence/geopolitical power play to it.
- danking00 12y agoIt's a play on the name "Scheme" and "Schemers" which was continued by the "Racket" and "Racketeers" name. There's something of a history of naming things like this in the LISP community. Wikipedia says: "Scheme was originally called 'Schemer', in the tradition of other Lisp-derived languages like Planner or Conniver." Your reaction is, however, valid. People outside the Scheme community and it's closely related communities are unlikely to know this etymology.