[tor-bugs] #19616 [Metrics/metrics-lib]: metrics-lib should be renamed to DescripTor

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#19616: metrics-lib should be renamed to DescripTor
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 Reporter:  iwakeh               |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  task                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/metrics-lib  |        Version:
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Changes (by karsten):

 * cc: atagar (added)


Comment:

 I admit that we're already in the middle of the renaming process, but
 let's consider atagar's concerns from #19398 before moving forward here:

 > I still really dislike the 'DescripTor' name. metrics-lib is a lot less
 confusing. The word 'Descriptor' already has a meaning and it's not this.

 A few arguments in favor of the renaming are that we have been using
 metrics-lib and DescripTor interchangeably since the very beginning
 (`org.torproject.descriptor`), that the main purpose of this library is to
 process Tor ''descriptors'', and that the name DescripTor fits well into
 related projects like CollecTor and maybe ExoneraTor.

 But I understand that atagar is the native speaker here and also a
 survivor of renaming his "arm" tool to "nyx".  atagar, can you add more
 thoughts to this discussion to explain why you dislike the name DescripTor
 so much?

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