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Re: Name for encumbered Linuxes?

____/ Bob Tennent on Wednesday 09 January 2008 13:17 : \____

> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:06:57 GMT, 7 wrote:
>  > Just a thought.
>  > There ought to be a generic name for encumbered Linuxes
>  > like Novel's linux, linspire, turbolinux, xandross and anyone
>  > else thinking of doing what those guys have done by selling out to patent
>  > troll inclined companies.

That is a brilliant idea. It would make a consistent terminology.

>  > What about
>  >
>  >  Cucumber Linux
>  >  Cucumbered Linux  (just two letters changed from encumbered Linux)
>  >  Cucumbered Linux :-)
> 
> How about Tainted Linux?

I tried this before, but people take offence in that. When words
like 'infected' or 'tainted' are used, I've faced comparisons to Nazi
propaganda from a pro-Novell zealot (others attacked him for suggesting this).

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