On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:07 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
On 10/27/2011 11:15 PM, Eliot Lear wrote:
In that spirit, my understanding was that LISP was an homage,
and as such should not be viewed in a negative light.
Unfortunately, what matters is the risk of the name's use being taken as
disrespectful, no matter what was intended. Sensitivities like this are not
nuanced and do not ask questions.
Last year, it didn't matter. Five years from now it won't matter. Today it
does and possibly should.
Today, the homage is to take a small action, to avoid possible sensitivities.
I think you mean "oversensitivity".
(By the way, http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+lisp says lisp is "Noun:
A speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced
like th in this.")
Dr. McCarthy's legacy speaks for itself, and will be respected regardless of
what names we use here - it can't be diminished so easily.
-Benson
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