Present extension name alternatives

[Jasper St. Pierre]

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:

>
> Present is a noun and a verb (with different pronunciations, no
> less). As such, it makes a pretty miserable extension name.
>

Why not go for an acronym? I heard on Phoronix those are in style now.

"Presentation & Accurate Screen Timing Extension" or PASTE
"Heuristics-free Presentation" or HP
"INtelligent Timing ExtensionL" or INTEL


You get the idea.

Here are some alternatives (from the Moby Thesaurus)
>
>         bestow
>         confer
>         convey
>         deliver
>         deploy
>         endow
>         exhibit
>         express
>         furnish
>
        give
>         grant
>         impart
>         issue
>         mete
>         offer
>         present
>         proffer
>         provide
>         reveal
>         serve
>         submit
>         supply
>
> Please feel free to vote for your favorites (as many as you like), or
> suggest other alternatives.
>

Looking forward to XFurnishRegion.


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