You are mistaken. The "worm naming" tradition includes the guy who *wrote* the worm (morris), pieces of code inside the worm, what the people were drinking before they first saw the worm, and any other number of basis. Who the hell are you to tell the man that he can't name the thing? Besides, eEye 'discovered' slammer, and tried to name it saphire, but it did not take.

If he wants to predict and name it now, then so be it. Besides, your anaogy is off anyway, the bandmembers in this case would be the people who wrote the thing, or even who discovered the vulnerability-- the aficionados are the ones looking on and seeing the worm first hit.

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