Ares
Ares was a really nasty God, even by the sadistic standards of the Ancient Greeks. He commanded so little real respect – choosing instead to rule by fear, slaughter and terror – that he appeared in very few Greek myths. The Spartans were the only ones that actually liked him and they were, predictably, game for a decent scrap and slaughter too.
How, then, has the most popular filesharing software gained this name? Goodness knows. Ares P2P software is known for its slickness of execution (not the same kind of execution that Mr. Ares liked), its easy to use interface and the way it works nicely with your firewall. It does not want to slaughter your children.
Why too did NASA consider it wise to name its latest Moon-going rocket, capable of pulling some 130 tons into Low Earth Orbit and 65 tons to the Moon, Ares? Did it envisage war and slaughter on our only satellite? Do the Martians need teaching a particularly gruesome lesson? Who knows?
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