From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2005-12-07T03:07:34+09:00
Subject: Re: injecting dynamic methods into a class

Okay David, its obvious you're getting upset. Though you say the
questions are rhetorical, they nonetheless have a very simple answer:

  I ASKED MATZ AND HE HAD NO ANSWER.

What am I suppose to think then? Don't you recall the conversation? It
wan't that long ago. In fact I think it was in that thread _why first
came up with the term 'eigenclass', or at least the first I had heard
of it. And at the tiem I was suggesting the term "special class".

So I dont know where you gettting this disconnect between matz and
community. I asked matz, Matz has participated, but obviously he's not
sure either or he would have made it clear. If Matz wanted to, he could
easily step in at anytime and say "Hey, enough. This is what we call
it". Right? Maybe he will eventually, but in the mean time I don't see
anything wrong with trying out alternatives. We all know that the term
'singleton' has a semantic overlap problem, as is once again
demonstrated by Johnathans post to this thread. Go back and read it. So
lets keep trying out the possibilites. If for instance you really like
"own" then use it see if it sticks. Short of Matz making an edict, I
don't see how else it can get worked out.

T.