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Thanks for that!

This reminded me how as a kid for about a decade I used the CDROM burning software Nero Burning ROM [0] without any idea that it was a reference to the Roman emperor Nero [1] and the Great Fire of Rome [2] until my mom saw me using it and educated me.

[0] https://www.nero.com/eng/products/nero-burning-rom/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome

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Also it's German software, and Rome in German is "Rom". So it's even more literal.

The original icon was a lot clearer (Colosseum + Flame)

EDIT: I guess it really should be called "Burning WORM" (Write Once Read Many). That could have been a name for a rival software. A bit icky though, I suppose - and possible malware connotations.

I also used to use it....and never noticed the pun based name until you pointed it out just now! Maybe I just think about the Roman Empire more now?

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