System naming

The naming scheme of systems in the hackspace is "people involved in computing". However, pronunciation issues rule out names like Dijkstra, Kay and Hoare.

Old names

Names used on systems no longer in use.

• Knuth

Current names

• Babbage (Server in the space)
• Turing (Bitfolk VM)

Potential names

• Booch
• Church
• Cray
• Denning
• Draper
• Flowers
• Hopper
• Lovelace
• Postel?
• Shannon
• Wilson

Potential names not from the scheme

• Pong/Ping
• Micropig/Spiderpig
• Bubbles, Buttercup & Blossom