[tor-bugs] #19616 [Metrics/metrics-lib]: Consider renaming metrics-lib

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#19616: Consider renaming metrics-lib
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 Reporter:  iwakeh               |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  enhancement          |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/metrics-lib  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
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Changes (by karsten):

 * milestone:  metrics-lib 2.0.0 =>


Comment:

 While I see the benefit of doing the renaming before putting out 2.0.0, I
 don't think we're ready to pick a new name at this point.  When we rename
 metrics-lib, we should considering doing the same with the other metrics-
 related tools.  What we should avoid is rename metrics-lib now and then
 once again six or twelve months later.  But on the other hand the plan to
 rename metrics-lib shouldn't block the 2.0.0 release, so I'm removing that
 milestone.

 My suggestion is that we keep the two names metrics-lib and DescripTor for
 the moment and use either both or just metrics-lib name whenever we have
 the choice.  We should not, however, change explicit mentions of
 DescripTor to metrics-lib.  For example, we're using the name DescripTor
 for releases and for .jar files, and we should keep doing that.  But when
 we announce 2.0.0 in a blog post of some sort we could prefer the name
 metrics-lib and only mention very briefly that it's also known under the
 name DescripTor, so that people downloading the release won't be too
 confused.

 Oh well, sometimes writing code is easier than writing about code.

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