[DAS2] das2 validator name

[Helt,Gregg]

Good one, I'm changing my vote from Dasypod to Das Boot!

	gregg

> -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:das2-bounces at portal.open-
> bio.org] On Behalf Of Lincoln Stein
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:23 PM
> To: das2 at portal.open-bio.org
> Subject: Re: [DAS2] das2 validator name
> 
> How about "Das boot"?
> 
> Lincoln
> 
> On Wednesday 04 May 2005 16:07, Andrew Dalke wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >    I've been working on the DAS2 validator.  I'm trying to
> > come up with a better name than "DAS2Check".  The two
> > names I've come up with so far are "Dascyllus" (a name for
> > a type of damselfish) and "Dasypod" (the name for armadillos).
> >
> > The advantages are:
> >   - they have "Das" in the name :)
> >   - it's easy to get a pretty pictures for either
> >   - the phylogenetic name gives a loose tie to genomics
> >   - my test set can pull from existing sequences
> >   - I can't find any other software with either name
> >
> >   - for "dascyllus", a friend of mine does research
> >         in damselfish phylogenies
> >
> > The disadvantages:
> >    - "dascyllus" sounds similar to "bacillus"
> >    - I had to ask that same friend how to pronounce "dasypod"
> >        ("da'-see-pod" and not "day-zy-pod")
> >    - a non-descriptive name requires one extra level of
> >       indirection. "DAS2Check" gives a clue as to what it does.
> >
> >
> > I also came across "dasturi" which seems great given both
> > the "DAS" and the "URI".  But it means a tip or a bribe or
> > skimming off the top.  Perhaps "DasUri"?  Hmm....
> >
> > Since I'm having trouble, perhaps someone here has a better
> > idea or a comment on the above ideas?  Otherwise, I'm
> > leaning towards Dasypod.
> >
> > 					Andrew
> > 					dalke at dalkescientific.com
> >
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