RE: [avr-libc-dev] Adding (some) Procyon AVRlib functionality toavr-libc

[Weddington, Eric]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruddick Lawrence [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:45 PM
> To: Weddington, Eric
> Cc: Frédéric Nadeau; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [POSSIBLE VIRUS:###] RE: [avr-libc-dev] Adding 
> (some) Procyon AVRlib functionality toavr-libc
> 
> I think LibAVR might be too confusing. I know on avrfreaks a 
> lot of people complained that Procyon AVRLib (often shortened 
> to just AVRLib) was too easily confused with avr-libc. I 
> guess we should think about what this library really does 
> (all I can think of is that it's "utilities") and see if 
> there's a concise word to describe it... I'm coming up dry in 
> that regards.
> 

Here's the objection that I have: Procyon AVRLib is no longer maintained, or at 
least doesn't seem to be. If we create an alternative, and it stays maintained, 
then it will get the name recognition. The Procyon stuff will just fade away. 
It's not like we will have to continue to compete with that project. So, 
personally I don't see it as such a big deal with the names being close.

Plus it has the advantage that it will be part of the larger avr-libc project. 
It will be included in the WinAVR distribution. So it will get name recognition.