[erlang-questions] Coon - new tool for building Erlang packages, dependency management and deploying Erlang services

[Garrett Smith]

I will now summarize this thread and neatly bring it to a concl

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:10 AM Oliver Korpilla <Oliver.Korpilla@REDACTED>
wrote:

> It might have been lost at this point but Fred (at least I think it was)
> had a good suggestion: Naming it "rcoon" which would certainly invoke the
> image of the animal without changing the name much.
>
>
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. Februar 2018 um 13:58 Uhr
> Von: "Max Lapshin" <max.lapshin@REDACTED>
> An: "Joe Armstrong" <erlang@REDACTED>
> Cc: Erlang <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
> Betreff: Re: [erlang-questions] Coon - new tool for building Erlang
> packages, dependency management and deploying Erlang services
>
> I think that this is very clear:
>
> 1) it is almost impossible to use a word that will not offence anyone
> (especially in USA)
>
> 2) if you want to export something to some country/nation, you have to
> take in consideration local situation.
> For example russian Avtovaz had to change naming  from "Zhiguli" to "Lada"
> because nobody would purchase car named "Zhiguli" in France. Lada is
> pronounced better.
>
> 3) If you do not want to change naming, you can lose some market.
> Developers are the same market: they pay with attention, their time, etc.
>
>
>
> So if Valery really wants his software to be used by Fred and his
> colleagues, he has to take it in consideration.
> If Valery is going to create such a wonderful software that Fred's
> colleagues will have to use even calling him a racist, so they will just
> use it or fork and rename.
> If Valery is not going to change naming, then it seems that Fred's
> colleagues will refuse from software just because of naming. It is very
> professional, but this is life.
>
>
> So I see only one question: are fred's colleagues a big market for
> Valery's software?  Perhaps they represent american market, which is still
> richest in the world and
> one of best in terms of developer feedback.
>
>
> Frankly speaking, it seems that it is a good idea to listen to Fred and
> listen to him. Just because it is so today in USA.
>
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