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Rename Inference-Engine to Fiats #218
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This commit 1. Renames the project from inference-engine to fiats. 2. Renames inference_engine_t to neural_network_t.
This commit renames "acceptable_engine_tag" to "minimum_acceptable_tag" in the network JSON file format.
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This pull request accomplishes a long-envisioned renaming of Inference-Engine.
Background
There prior name "Inference-Engine" has several problems, including
Rationale
Intended expansions of Fiats as an acronym:
The literal meaning of "Fiats":
The macOS built-in dictionary's definition is
This definition fits in the sense that neural networks are mathematically formal methods for producing propositions based on prior training. The additional connotation of “an arbitrary order” is either less of a good fit or could be a good reminder of the need for caution when accepting answers produced by AI.
Provenance
This software originated at Berkeley Lab, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory managed by the University of California (UC). Thus, "Fiats" is also a nod to the UC motto "Fiat lux," which translates from Latin as "Let there be light."
Uniqueness
Searches of GitHub, BitBucket, and GitLab find several repositories with names containing "fiat" but none named "fiats".