Geoff Worboys wrote:

>
> > - something out of left-field
> > :: the offer of "White Knight", ...
>
> Being out of "left-field" is one reason for favouring this as an option. I
> dont actually see much advantage to including "SQL" or "data" or "base" in
> the name - and I do see certain disadvantages of unwanted association and
> generalisation (why look at xxxSQL rather than yyyySQL).

Delphi's success is partially due to the name being totally left-field. The
original plan was to call the product AppBuilder. Delphi just happened to be the
project code name. Prior to release I remember there being a slight uproar
amongst all the excited field testers when there was even a hint that the
product might ship under a different name. At least that time Borland listened.

(And I too am unimpressed with all the SQL, Base, .dotcom, and other hackneyed
ideas. We need a fresh name for an original product. White Knight sounds good to
me, as does FireBird. And that is about all I have to contribute on the matter
of the name.)

Paul
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Paul Reeves
Fleet River Software