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Re:Ory Keto, open source authorization server based on Googl... by mumblemumble on Thursday April 08, 2021 @09:47AM (#26738608)
As a coffee drinker and world traveler, I have the same problem with finding information about Java.
Re:Ory Keto, open source authorization server based on Googl... by markild on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:02AM (#26738771)
Just be more specific, like "java bean"... oh.

Joking aside, I dislike stuff that reuses overly generic concepts and names. I get why it was chosen, it's sorta cute, and it fits the theme, but it would be very nice if it was a uniquely named concept.

Re:Ory Keto, open source authorization server based on Googl... by mumblemumble on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:11AM (#26738879)
I think that that strategy is roughly how drugs all end up with such odd names.
Re:Ory Keto, open source authorization server based on Googl... by Scandiravian on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:47AM (#26739386)
I have friends who's job it is to come up with names for new drugs. It's actually a difficult task, since it needs to be easy to remember, create a slightly positive or neutral association with consumers, and most importantly, not be even close to a dirty/offensive word in any language used in a major market

It does result in some super silly names. So much so, that when I studied pharmaceutical sciences, we made a drinking game called "Pokémon or Drug"

Re:Ory Keto, open source authorization server based on Googl... by mathgeek on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:32PM (#26745064)
> most importantly, not be even close to a dirty/offensive word in any language used in a major market

The most important reason is actually to make sure it doesn’t sound like any other named drug. Good article on that at https://www.ibtimes.com/why-do-prescription-drugs-have-such-...

> Patients can wind up taking the wrong prescription if a pharmacist mistakes Foradil, which treats bronchitis, for Toradol, which relieves pain from arthritis, or mixes up the blood-thinner Plavix with the antidepressant Paxil.