[shevy]

I don't like the name.

For those who don't know german, Jaeger is "Jäger" is hunter/ranger. A somewhat neutral term in itself but there is also a slight, somewhat remote connection towards some part of the history ("Jagdstaffel" and what not). I have absolutely no idea if this has anything to do with it, mind you - but since the main authors appear to be in the USA, I find that very awkward. Why not just stick to some english name? That would seem a much better it. Or perhaps they think german names are awesome ... it's also weird when you see all the people write Jaeger rather Jäger...

[jjjensen90]

This is a pretty silly objection.

There are plenty of software projects named from a variety of languages not native to the creator of the package. And Jäger has so many neutral meanings and even for a German wouldn't first bring thoughts of the Jagdstaffel I don't think...

Also writing the ä as ae is very common for those who have keyboards without umlaut characters... I've seen it lots of times and doesn't look too weird.

[dsnuh]

Absolutely. "Hunter" seems like a perfectly acceptable name for something that collects data, and I can almost guarantee that the vast majority of Americans have never even heard of the term. Most Americans in my experience have have little to no knowledge of WWI, let alone the Jadgstaffl. To object to the name on such grounds seems pedantic in the extreme to me.

Edit: typo

[KGIII]

They may know it from Jagermeister and jäger bombs.

We may not know our history, but we do like drinking.

[trothamel]

It's a term that has a little bit of currency in pop culture. Pacific Rim called their giant robots Jaegers, while Eren Jaeger is the main character in Attack on Titan.

FWIW, it seems to be an appropriated term.

[pebers]

Apart from the pop-culture references others have mentioned, the top Google search result is a fairly well-known fashion brand (https://www.jaeger.co.uk), I don't think anyone is that bothered by it. I'd guess the reason for using Jaeger vs. Jäger is simply that the former is much easier to type on many keyboards.

You might be reading a bit more into it than is warranted.

[santaclaus]

Totally should have gone with meister for the name instead.

[fs111]

which means "master" in English and then you end up in the master/slave discussion...