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[REBOL] Re: The shoebox

From: gjones05:mail:orion at: 18-Jun-2001 8:00

> > GS Jones wrote: > > > I was hoping to find the explanation of the change from LAVA to REBOL. I > > > couldn't find it, but I'm sure that someone on the list knows!
From: "Petr Krenzelok"
> No, - IIRC Carl told us that the name change was suggested to him by few ppl. > Lava was too similar to Java ....
That was my first thought when I heard the name a week or so ago. Lava would sound more like a Java-type technology, which REBOL is "anything but" -- thank goodness! Thanks Petr. --Scott Jones