In comp.os.linux.advocacy, [H]omer
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on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:16:13 +0100
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> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Introducing the Gutsy Gibbon
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Folks, allow me to introduce the Gutsy Gibbon, who will be succeeding
>> | the Feisty Fawn as the focus of our development love in a few short
>> | weeks, for release in October 2007.
>> `----
>>
>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2007-April/000276.html
>
> Wait for uncle FUDenbunch to claim this is the "worst name ever".
I'm assuming they're going through the alphabet; wait for the N's.
:-)
The term I'm thinking of (hint: hip-hop/rap) is a *LOT*
nastier than "Gutsy Gibbon", I assure you. Besides,
what's wrong with an assertive monkey and/or young deer?
Did I miss something in the Political Correctness Reference Handbook?
>
> Personally I like these fun names, it's certainly less pretentious than
> the style adopted in the proprietary world, which would probably have
> resulted in a name like "Ubuntu Premium Ultimate for Corporate
> Enterprise Workgroups Business OEM Edition 2007", or something equally
> poncy.
>
Heh! One of the more endearing -- if occasionally annoying
-- aspects of FLOSS are the catchy names. Not only are
they more interesting, but they're also easier to find
if one knows one needs "Feisty Fawn" or "Gutsy Gibbon" --
Google has no problems with that.
Of course, one might also try the next semi-logical step,
which would be utter nonsense:
HY7823lan Ho3423ghb
I23oi/%xu I92-0./K
J#*$@*!@# JY%*&*@@
K???????? K???????
:-)
so there's probably a boundary here. Somewhere.
(Apologies if anyone is using these as passwords.)
Now Google for Word. Of course, as luck would have
it, the first page coughed up is
http://www.microsoft.com/word/
which transmutes into
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/default.aspx
Good placement, Microsoft. :-)
But one also gets
www.word.com (Merriam-Webster)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word (Wikipedia)
docs.google.com, Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Day
(http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl), and
an English to French, Italian, & Spanish Dictionary
(www.wordreference.com).
All on the first page.
At least with "Feisty Fawn" most of the links are either
the official link, or news articles/blogs relating to
Ubuntu. (But then, Bambi and Fawn Hall, Oliver North's
tall, somewhat attractive secretary, don't strike me as
especially feisty.)
And that's *without* the manufacturer name (Ubuntu).
This continues for several more pages.
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