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Unison is also already the name of a file sync program written in OCaml, a team collaboration service, a proprietary newsreader and apparently a security manage
by vezzy-fnord 12y ago
Unison is also already the name of a file sync program written in OCaml, a team collaboration service, a proprietary newsreader and apparently a security management (access control/intrusion detection/firewall/etc) platform.
The file sync is probably the most popular, and the one that first came to mind.
I realize that the exclusive namespace for software titles is shrinking, but I think that when you already have this much ambiguity, it's not a wise choice to pick generic dictionary word names. Putting some thought into naming things does pay off.
- MrBra 12y agoIt was also the name of a popular general midi soundfont :)
- chippy 12y agoAnd it's also the name of the second biggest trade union in the UK with 1.3 Million members.
- mbailey 12y agoHad this same thought, there's a lot of things named unison, including some really popular ones.
- Animats 12y agoIt's also a category of inventions, "Unison devices", which refer to ways to keep two things in sync. This was a huge problem from about 1850 to 1980 or so. Edison's stock ticker was one of the first big successes, but it wasn't really nailed until the invention of the phase-locked loop. (Anyone remember "horizontal hold" knobs?)