Re: Proposed context property renaming

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

>> I am concerned by what seems to be an unwillingness to use the term
>> "duration" to label things in the system that are clearly durations.
> 
> Computers are not fond of ambiguities.  I am concerned by what seems to
> be an unwillingness to use consistent terminology while expecting
> consistent results.

I think we should, if possible. favour consistency — although it has been said 
that “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”.

I also think we should, if possible, favour terminology that is understood as 
quickly as possible by the greatest number of users — although that argument 
admits at least some degree of ad populum fallaciousness.

If those two positions were circles on a Venn diagram, what would be the 
intersection?

Cheers,
Kieren.
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