On 01/02/2014 04:36 PM, Richard Vickery wrote:
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:28 PM, yersinia <yersinia.spiros@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:yersinia.spiros@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>5 PM, poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> On 02.01.2014 20:36, Steve Clark wrote:
>
>> Also at least yum stood for something - Yellowdog Updater, Modified - as opposed to being some
>> nonsensical conglomeration of letters. The only thing I am aware of that dnf means is "did
not finish".
>
> Did Not Finish
> Do Not Forget
> <..snip..>
>
> poma
I do not think it is nice to speak so bad about a project. The
objective are clear,if something can be improved everyone can or must
contribute.The criticisms are useless.We are talking about open source
software, do not forget.
Best regards
>
On the contrary: speaking negatively about a project may be fine so long as the context is clearly
about such project, as it is only the project that is being harshly criticised. Where a problem
often occurs is when such criticism crosses over into affecting an individual.
From the fedoraproject.org wiki:
"Note about the name "DNF": it has no relevant meaning, meant as a project name only"
It seems rather unfortunate that as a random collection of letters, DNF
currently has primarily negative connotations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNF
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=DNF
https://www.google.com/#q=dnf
As a runner, DNF already has a specific meaning for me.
If you're picking random letters for a project to avoid
existing collisions, you might also consider tossing the
set back into the bag they have a well-established meaning
in other domains. Just saying - it might do well to change
the name to something with positive or at least neutral
collateral meaning. "yum" probably had some positive benefits
in this regard.
Cheers, -Bob Arendt
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