On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 02:18:52AM +0100, poma wrote: > On 03.01.2014 01:06, Bob Arendt wrote: > > > 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. > > "Yum" has sentimental value and is practically a trademark, so > 1. yuma - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Again > 2. yum2 - Yellowdog Updater, Modified II > 3. yumrelo - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Reloaded > 6. yum-ng - Yellowdog Updater, Modified NG (Next Generation) > 5. yum-ak - Yellowdog Updater, Modified AK (Ales Kozumplik) > 4. yum-novus - Yellowdog Updater, Modified New > 7. yummy - Yellowdog Updater, Modified My How about: fu - Fedora Updater. fum - Fedora Updater, Modified. fu has a positive connotation: "fu, a particle or suffix that can mean "intensity" [1]. Or, we can just forget about any connotation, like apparently we did when coming up with "fedup". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_fu -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
