Bitcoin is the protocol. The client protocol identifier needs a unique name. It is not a public name that anybody ever sees except protocol developers. For instance with libbitcoin, there might be several clients using it, but they'd all have the same protocol identifier. I think calling it Satoshi is apt homage to the person who made the original client reference protocol. Satoshi BitcoinCommunityOriginal ... Take your pick. ________________________________ From: Luke-Jr To: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" Cc: Amir Taaki Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Lock protocol version numbers On Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:33:12 PM Amir Taaki wrote: > "Satoshi 0.5" What is "Satoshi 0.5" anyway? 0.5's server is bitcoind and GUI is Bitcoin-Qt; the wx GUI client is gone, which is more or less what "Satoshi" referred to in the past...