[API] Xiclets (was Re: Jabber "API")

Fabio Forno fabio.forno at gmail.com
Sun Mar 2 08:01:06 CST 2008


Hi,

while replying to the API ml, I'm splitting the many topics Pedro has
opened in order to have more focused mails

>
>  This actually started for me with a talk with some friends and one of
>  them suggested a name for this type of thing: xiclets, a cross
>  between XMPP, Widgets and Applets.
>
>  I registered both xiclets.org (I hoped to host a Xiclets registry
>  here) and a Xiclets.info (documentation). So if you like the domains,
>  even for work-in-progress names, I can give them to the XSF, or keep
>  using them for this purpose only.
>
>  I'll use the term xiclets in the rest of this message because its
>  easier to type.
>

It seems the term has also a meaning in Catalan, chewing gum:

http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiclet

Indeed a like the name and I agree using it as working name,
especially because if think we'll have to "chew" a bit our ideas
before getting it done ;)

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Fabio Forno, Ph.D.
Bluendo srl http://www.bluendo.com
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