____/ 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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