Crazy acronyms, abbreviations are could be really disturbing. Just this movie part fallen in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXlvy3sTTBk Just 1:30. I suggest to have some nice full name and done. Zoltan 2016-03-18 8:45 GMT+01:00 Robert Mayr <robyduck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 2016-03-17 21:00 GMT+01:00 Gerold <gerold@xxxxxxxx>: >> >> >> >> Am 17.03.2016 um 20:08 schrieb Stephen John Smoogen: >> >> >> On Mar 17, 2016 10:21, "pravin.d.s@xxxxxxxxx" <pravin.d.s@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi All, >> > >> > FAD - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows >> > the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: {craze}, {furor}, >> > {furore}, {cult}, {rage}] >> > >> > During last G11N FAD, i got comment on Facebook post as follows: >> > >> > Ray Doc I don't like the acronym FAD. It basically means:an intense and >> > widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; >> > a craze. Something different by way of an Acronym would be better. This >> > means that the action is short-lived. >> > >> > And just saw one more. "Slightly unfortunate naming there – “Python 3 >> > fad”" [1] >> > >> > I think we should make sure to name it as "Fedora ---- activity day" >> > i.e Fedora python activity day. FPAD or "Fedora Globalization activity day" >> > FGAD. >> > >> >> When you organize something you are free to call it within reason >> something else. You will probably spend a lot of time answering people >> wondering if it is a FAD or not because it has been called that for 15 years >> :) >> >> >> ^^ >> not 15 Years, but nearly 10 years [1] will fit :-) >> >> GreetzzZZzz >> Gerold >> >> >> [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_EMEA_2006?rd=FAD/FADEMEA2006 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> council-discuss mailing list >> council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct >> >> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> The Fedora Project's mission is to lead the advancement of free and >> open source software and content as a collaborative community. > > > > Personally I don't care about what it could mean to others, FAD is our > internal abbreviation for a specific event. It's not necessary people who > are not involved in the community understand it, because we can/should > promote the event with the full name. So a "Python 3 FAD" becomes a "Python > 3 activity day" which is auto-explaining, no needs to invent new acronyms > here. > > -- > Robert Mayr > (robyduck) > > _______________________________________________ > council-discuss mailing list > council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > The Fedora Project's mission is to lead the advancement of free and > open source software and content as a collaborative community. -- PGP: 06853DF7 _______________________________________________ council-discuss mailing list council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Fedora Project's mission is to lead the advancement of free and open source software and content as a collaborative community.
