New name for go-ftw

[theseion]

We have been thinking about renaming the project. The name go-ftw was a quick win to replace the retired ftw.

Our reasons to rename the project are:

• go prefix isn't meaningful to users in any way
• the meaning of ftw is not obvious (it is "framework for testing WAFs")
• we like our command line utilities to have short names that are easy to type

Candidates

Legend:

• 🚫: rejected

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waft 🚫

Meaning: "WAF tester"

Pros:

• short, easy to type
• memorable
• English word
• meaningful

Cons:

• "waft" has a mostly negative connotation

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westy

Meaning: "Web Server Test utilitY"

Pros:

• short, easy to type
• memorable
• almost an English word

Cons:

• not immediately recognisable as WAF or test related

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waffles, waflz, etc. 🚫

Cons:

• name taken by WAFLZ

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wtf

Meaning: "WAF testing framework"

Cons:

• wtf... ;)

[RedXanadu]

For what it's worth, I think the current name is fine and I've always known what FTW stood for (it's stated on the first line on the front page / readme file of both go-ftw and the original ftw. I wasn't aware this was unknown / an issue. If someone will not read the first line of your project then that's a them problem, not a you problem :stuck_out_tongue:)

But, always happy to make alternative name suggestions :grinning:

Of the suggestions so far:

• +1 to wtf
• westy is a nice name, but I also fear it's not specific enough / doesn't mention WAFs

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wafer

Web Application Firewall EvaluatoR

Web Application Firewall Evaluation Routine

Web Application Firewall Evaluation Runner :grinning: (:arrow_backward: I particularly like this one!)

Web Application Firewall Evaluation Runtime

Web Application Firewall ExerciseR :sweat_smile:

Web Application Firewall Exercise Routine

Web Application Firewall Evaluating Robot :robot:

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aft

Application Firewall Tester

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after

Application Firewall TestER

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taft

The Application Firewall Tester

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rafter

(The) Reliable Application Firewall TestER :sweat_smile:

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lafter

Layer 7 Application Firewall TestER

[theseion]

These are great, thanks! I had wafr in my head but couldn't come up with a good explanation for the acronym.

[fzipi]

raft

Real Application Firewall Tester

[theseion]

Yeah, unfortunately, raft is taken by the raft protocol.

[huberts90]

Let me add adding my two cents:

1. WAFIn: Web Application Firewall Inspector
2. WAFEx: Web Application Firewall Examiner
3. WAFOver: Web Application Firewall Overseer

[fzipi]

Waf Testing Helper: wth!

[dune73]

Please pronounce phonetically.

[fzipi]

Please pronounce phonetically.

ppp?

[theseion]

wth is actually a fun idea. It could also stand for what the heck, which would be a funny little insider :)

[RedXanadu]

Still not convinced a new name is needed or necessarily a good idea, but if we just want a new short command to type that isn't 'ftw', and we want to distinguish the old ftw from the "new" ftw, how about:

nftw

New FTW / New Framework for Testing WAFs

"Not FTW"

"Next FTW"

Or keep it ambiguous, and the "n" doesn't officially stand for anything:

"n" FTW / "n" Framework for Testing WAFs

[theseion]

This was a fun exercise, but we couldn't agree to change the name. I'll close this one for now.