diff -ru src/buffer.c src/buffer.c
--- src/buffer.c	2008-08-20 06:16:42 +0000
+++ src/buffer.c	2008-08-20 06:30:15 +0000
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * Initializes module
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_open(lua_State *L) {
+int ls_buffer_open(lua_State *L) {
     (void) L;
     return 0;
 }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * Initializes C structure 
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void buffer_init(p_buffer buf, p_io io, p_timeout tm) {
+void ls_buffer_init(p_buffer buf, p_io io, p_timeout tm) {
 	buf->first = buf->last = 0;
     buf->io = io;
     buf->tm = tm;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * object:getstats() interface
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_meth_getstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
+int ls_buffer_meth_getstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
     lua_pushnumber(L, buf->received);
     lua_pushnumber(L, buf->sent);
     lua_pushnumber(L, timeout_gettime() - buf->birthday);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * object:setstats() interface
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_meth_setstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
+int ls_buffer_meth_setstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
     buf->received = (long) luaL_optnumber(L, 2, buf->received); 
     buf->sent = (long) luaL_optnumber(L, 3, buf->sent); 
     if (lua_isnumber(L, 4)) buf->birthday = timeout_gettime() - lua_tonumber(L, 4);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * object:send() interface
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_meth_send(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
+int ls_buffer_meth_send(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
     int top = lua_gettop(L);
     int err = IO_DONE;
     size_t size = 0, sent = 0;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * object:receive() interface
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_meth_receive(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
+int ls_buffer_meth_receive(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf) {
     int err = IO_DONE, top = lua_gettop(L);
     luaL_Buffer b;
     size_t size;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 * Determines if there is any data in the read buffer
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int buffer_isempty(p_buffer buf) {
+int ls_buffer_isempty(p_buffer buf) {
     return buf->first >= buf->last;
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 static void buffer_skip(p_buffer buf, size_t count) {
     buf->received += count;
     buf->first += count;
-    if (buffer_isempty(buf)) 
+    if (ls_buffer_isempty(buf)) 
         buf->first = buf->last = 0;
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
     int err = IO_DONE;
     p_io io = buf->io;
     p_timeout tm = buf->tm;
-    if (buffer_isempty(buf)) {
+    if (ls_buffer_isempty(buf)) {
         size_t got;
         err = io->recv(io->ctx, buf->data, BUF_SIZE, &got, tm);
         buf->first = 0;
diff -ru src/buffer.h src/buffer.h
--- src/buffer.h	2008-08-20 06:16:42 +0000
+++ src/buffer.h	2008-08-20 06:30:15 +0000
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 } t_buffer;
 typedef t_buffer *p_buffer;
 
-int buffer_open(lua_State *L);
-void buffer_init(p_buffer buf, p_io io, p_timeout tm);
-int buffer_meth_send(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
-int buffer_meth_receive(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
-int buffer_meth_getstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
-int buffer_meth_setstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
-int buffer_isempty(p_buffer buf);
+int ls_buffer_open(lua_State *L);
+void ls_buffer_init(p_buffer buf, p_io io, p_timeout tm);
+int ls_buffer_meth_send(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
+int ls_buffer_meth_receive(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
+int ls_buffer_meth_getstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
+int ls_buffer_meth_setstats(lua_State *L, p_buffer buf);
+int ls_buffer_isempty(p_buffer buf);
 
 #endif /* BUF_H */
diff -ru src/luasocket.c src/luasocket.c
--- src/luasocket.c	2008-08-20 06:16:42 +0000
+++ src/luasocket.c	2008-08-20 06:30:15 +0000
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     {"auxiliar", auxiliar_open},
     {"except", except_open},
     {"timeout", timeout_open},
-    {"buffer", buffer_open},
+    {"buffer", ls_buffer_open},
     {"inet", inet_open},
     {"tcp", tcp_open},
     {"udp", udp_open},
diff -ru src/tcp.c src/tcp.c
--- src/tcp.c	2008-08-20 06:16:42 +0000
+++ src/tcp.c	2008-08-20 06:30:15 +0000
@@ -104,22 +104,22 @@
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int meth_send(lua_State *L) {
     p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "tcp{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_send(L, &tcp->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_send(L, &tcp->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_receive(lua_State *L) {
     p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "tcp{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_receive(L, &tcp->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_receive(L, &tcp->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_getstats(lua_State *L) {
     p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "tcp{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_getstats(L, &tcp->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_getstats(L, &tcp->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_setstats(lua_State *L) {
     p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "tcp{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_setstats(L, &tcp->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_setstats(L, &tcp->buf);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 static int meth_dirty(lua_State *L)
 {
     p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) auxiliar_checkgroup(L, "tcp{any}", 1);
-    lua_pushboolean(L, !buffer_isempty(&tcp->buf));
+    lua_pushboolean(L, !ls_buffer_isempty(&tcp->buf));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         io_init(&clnt->io, (p_send) socket_send, (p_recv) socket_recv, 
                 (p_error) socket_ioerror, &clnt->sock);
         timeout_init(&clnt->tm, -1, -1);
-        buffer_init(&clnt->buf, &clnt->io, &clnt->tm);
+        ls_buffer_init(&clnt->buf, &clnt->io, &clnt->tm);
         return 1;
     } else {
         lua_pushnil(L); 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
         io_init(&tcp->io, (p_send) socket_send, (p_recv) socket_recv, 
                 (p_error) socket_ioerror, &tcp->sock);
         timeout_init(&tcp->tm, -1, -1);
-        buffer_init(&tcp->buf, &tcp->io, &tcp->tm);
+        ls_buffer_init(&tcp->buf, &tcp->io, &tcp->tm);
         return 1;
     } else {
         lua_pushnil(L);
diff -ru src/unix.c src/unix.c
--- src/unix.c	2008-08-20 06:16:42 +0000
+++ src/unix.c	2008-08-20 06:30:15 +0000
@@ -105,22 +105,22 @@
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static int meth_send(lua_State *L) {
     p_unix un = (p_unix) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "unix{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_send(L, &un->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_send(L, &un->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_receive(lua_State *L) {
     p_unix un = (p_unix) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "unix{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_receive(L, &un->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_receive(L, &un->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_getstats(lua_State *L) {
     p_unix un = (p_unix) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "unix{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_getstats(L, &un->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_getstats(L, &un->buf);
 }
 
 static int meth_setstats(lua_State *L) {
     p_unix un = (p_unix) auxiliar_checkclass(L, "unix{client}", 1);
-    return buffer_meth_setstats(L, &un->buf);
+    return ls_buffer_meth_setstats(L, &un->buf);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 
 static int meth_dirty(lua_State *L) {
     p_unix un = (p_unix) auxiliar_checkgroup(L, "unix{any}", 1);
-    lua_pushboolean(L, !buffer_isempty(&un->buf));
+    lua_pushboolean(L, !ls_buffer_isempty(&un->buf));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         io_init(&clnt->io, (p_send)socket_send, (p_recv)socket_recv, 
                 (p_error) socket_ioerror, &clnt->sock);
         timeout_init(&clnt->tm, -1, -1);
-        buffer_init(&clnt->buf, &clnt->io, &clnt->tm);
+        ls_buffer_init(&clnt->buf, &clnt->io, &clnt->tm);
         return 1;
     } else {
         lua_pushnil(L); 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
         io_init(&un->io, (p_send) socket_send, (p_recv) socket_recv, 
                 (p_error) socket_ioerror, &un->sock);
         timeout_init(&un->tm, -1, -1);
-        buffer_init(&un->buf, &un->io, &un->tm);
+        ls_buffer_init(&un->buf, &un->io, &un->tm);
         return 1;
     } else {
         lua_pushnil(L);