See (1994-11-04) https://groups.google.com/g/gnu.misc.discuss/c/0VtEf1fgEJk/m/IMBs2o-ftrgJ
> If GEL and GUL and GLUE don't work for the name of the scripting
> language, how about:
>
> GUILE - GNU's Universal Interpreted Language Extension
>
> (This also implies Scheme-ing, and means that the GNU's Universal
> Interpreted Language Developers would be part of a ...)
> --
> Lee Thomas
and (1994-11-22) https://groups.google.com/g/gnu.misc.discuss/c/9pD9yVoRYFw/m/0z7SLYbx8loJ
> Why "GUILE"? (GNU's Universal Interpreted Language Extension)
> Two additional reasons:
>
> 1. It does not give deliberate offense to Dr. Ousterhout or his
> supporters, thereby allowing the warring factions to eventually
> make peace (along with some others, perhaps - Gloria's 'Usband Is
> Linguistically Educated) and get back to work.
> 2. By pronunciation it offers appreciation to one of the co-inventors
> of Scheme. (Maybe a library package could be named "Scheme User
> Supported System Macros And Native-code"? OK, that's a stretch ...)
> --
> Lee Thomas,
and https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.scheme/c/X5GrLVAvGLU/m/Xk11xCrbzCcJ
> A while back, I started calling the language being built by the GNU Project
> GEL. It turns out that GEL is a trademark of Sybase Inc. Therefore,
> we must choose a new name. Please do not refer to the GNU language
> as GEL.
>
> My favorite proposed name, posted recently to comp.lang.scheme, is GUILE.
> I like the name, because i think programmers should be encouraged to use
> GUILE when writing programs. The name may change yet again; but for now,
> please refer to the GNU language as GUILE.
>
> -t
* doc/ref/compiler.texi (Extending the Compiler):
* doc/ref/history.texi (A Timeline of Selected Guile Releases):
(Status): Update. Thanks to Mikael Djurfeldt for the bug report.
* doc/ref/history.texi (A Timeline of Selected Guile Releases): Update
the 2.0 release blurb.
* doc/ref/api-foreign.texi (Modules and Extensions):
* doc/ref/libguile-extensions.texi (A Sample Guile Extension):
* doc/ref/tour.texi (Linking Guile into Programs): Use
@value{EFFECTIVE-VERSION} instead of 2.0. Also fix sample extension
compilation line to include the Guile CFLAGS.
* doc/ref/api-control.texi (Handling Errors): Move the "Signalling Type
Errors" section here.
* doc/ref/data-rep.texi (Data Representation): Refactor, lopping and
cropping and stitching.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi (Dynamic Types):
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi (Describing a New Type, Double Smobs):
* doc/ref/guile.texi (Guile Implementation, Programming in C): Adapt to
refactorings.
* doc/ref/history.texi (A Scheme of Many Maintainers):
(A Timeline of Selected Guile Releases, Status): Update.
* doc/ref/api-evaluation.texi: Fix some typos and xrefs.
* doc/ref/compiler.texi (The Scheme Compiler): Document the scheme
compiler, and start documenting the GHIL language.
* doc/ref/guile.texi (Guile Implementation): Whoops, put autoconf after
the implementation foo. Unless we want it before?
* doc/ref/history.texi (The Emacs Thesis): Fix typo.
* doc/ref/vm.texi (Environment Control Instructions): Rename offset to
index.
* module/language/ghil.scm (parse-ghil): Fix what I think was a bug --
the consumer in a mv-call shouldn't be a rest arg.
* module/language/scheme/Makefile.am (SOURCES):
* module/language/scheme/compile-ghil.scm: Rename this file from
translate.scm.
* module/oop/goops.scm:
* module/language/scheme/spec.scm: Deal with renaming.
* doc/ref/vm.texi: Flesh out the VM documentation, adding a rationale.
* doc/ref/history.texi: Write the Guile history.
* doc/ref/guile.texi (Top): Some tweaks.
* doc/ref/compiler.texi: A new empty section on the compiler.
* doc/ref/data-rep.texi: Made to be a section of a chapter instead of an
appendix. The beginnings of some revision, but not there yet.
* doc/ref/guile.texi: Put the "Data Representation" essay into the new
"History and Implementation Details" chapter.
* doc/ref/history.texi: New empty section on Guile history.
* doc/ref/libguile-concepts.texi:
* doc/ref/libguile-smobs.texi: Fix up some xrefs.
* doc/ref/vm.texi: New section documenting the VM. Not done yet.
