On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 02:40:33AM +0100, poma wrote: > On 03.01.2014 02:31, Richard Vickery wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> 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". > >> > >> LOL - Is this supposed to be a play on words / accronyms? > > Haha, actually pretty cool! > 0. yum-fu - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Fu (No need to explain) > > poma Or to be more generic about it: pu - Package Updater. pum - Package Updater, Modified. puma - Package Updater, Modified Again. poma - Package Opener (Operator?), Modified Again That last one is tounge-in-cheek :-J -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
