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Re: A new Curl logo

#21

Post by 8ig8 »

I just realized after all these years, I think I've been saying the name wrong.

In my head, I say "curl" as in curly hair. It's really "see-url"!? I think it's too late for my brain to correct that.

Re: A new Curl logo

#24

Post by efaref »

For something that claims to "grok" URLs, using "://" as part of the logo seems to be misunderstanding how URLs (are supposed to) work.

According to RFC3986, URIs (the proper name; URLs are a kind of URI) are correctly of the form:

    :
For some schemes, the may contain a , the format for which is:

    //[/] |
So it's only hierarchical URIs with a defined authority that have the (admittedly iconic) "://" in them.

I know most people identity URIs as having that sequence in them, but these are all valid URIs:

    mailto:bob@example.com
    sip:bob@example.com
    tel:+18005550123
    file:/path/to/file
I'm not saying I expect everyone to understand these subtleties, but people who claim to grok URLs ought to.

Re: A new Curl logo

#26

Post by erikrothoff »

efaref wrote: post #24

For something that claims to "grok" URLs, using "://" as part of the logo seems to be misunderstanding how URLs (are supposed to) work. According to RFC3986, URIs (the proper name; URLs are a kind of URI) are correctly of the form: : For some schemes, the may contain a , the format for which is: // [/ ] | So it's only hierarchical URIs with a defined authority that have the (admittedly iconic) "://" in them. I know m…

It's a logo dude...

Re: A new Curl logo

#28

Post by mrow84 »

8ig8 wrote: post #21

I just realized after all these years, I think I've been saying the name wrong. In my head, I say "curl" as in curly hair. It's really "see-url"!? I think it's too late for my brain to correct that.

That was too traumatic to contemplate, so I referred to the FAQ and found relief in section 1.1:

"We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl]."

They do, however, note that the "fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also helped" [to choose the name].

Re: A new Curl logo

#29

Post by davidcollantes »

erikrothoff wrote: post #26
efaref wrote: post #24

For something that claims to "grok" URLs, using "://" as part of the logo seems to be misunderstanding how URLs (are supposed to) work. According to RFC3986, URIs (the proper name; URLs are a kind of URI) are correctly of the form: : For some schemes, the may contain a , the format for which is: // [/ ] | So it's only hierarchical URIs with a defined authority that have the (admittedly iconic) "://" in them. I know m…

It's a logo dude...

But I liked his comment, and explanation! I also learned some. What are we supposed to say, "nice!"? :-)
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