[squeak-dev] 4.6 -- codename

Edgar J. De Cleene edgardec2005 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 8 09:46:58 UTC 2015




On 3/8/15, 12:48 AM, "Casey Ransberger" <casey.obrien.r at gmail.com> wrote:

> My idea was Ratio, when I looked at the subject. Since gear ratios are a
> thing, and we do fractions well, I thought it might be cute.
> 
> Then I read down to Gear Box. That made me think of Music Box, too. Anyway I
> think Gear Box is pretty good. Ratio is more optimal, however, by a number of
> bytes;)
> 
> --C
> 
>> On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:24 PM, Chris Muller <ma.chris.m at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> "From Cog to Spur" -- we need a snappy codename that makes sense for
>> this release.  I thought about "Cowboy" for a few seconds, but that's
>> way too awful for marketing..  :)  Someone help please.
>> 
> 

Ratio seems a good name..

€ the relative value of silver and gold in a bimetallic system of currency.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally Œreckoning,¹ from rat-
Œreckoned,¹ from the verb reri .

Edgar




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