Should glibc stand for "GNU Core Library?"

[Carlos Eduardo Seo]

On 11/25/16 7:34 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> Every time I speak publicly about glibc I have to explain
> that it's not just an ISO C library, we have BSD APIs, GNU APIs, 
> POSIX APIs, networking APIs, identity management APIs, OS APIs
> (syscall wrappers), etc.
> 
> Does "The GNU C Library" encompass the whole of the project?
> 
> Just like GCC went from "The GNU C Compiler" to "The GNU Compiler
> Collection"... should glibc move from "The GNU C Library" to
> something like "The GNU Core Libraries" since the project provides
> key core libraries that provide much more than just ISO C.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 

I like the idea. 'GNU Core Libraries' reflects more accurately the scope
of the project.

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Carlos Eduardo Seo
Software Engineer - Linux on Power Toolchain
cseo@linux.vnet.ibm.com