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mcantor on April 1, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Logs Are Streams, Not Files

> Logplex handles input streams (which we call “sinks”)

Considering the complementary term they use ("drains"), wouldn't it be more intuitive to call them "faucets" or "spouts"?

Just sayin'.

metageek on April 1, 2011 [–]

Or, better yet, call the inputs sources and the outputs sinks. Just like, say, the entire rest of the world.

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