Re: New name: Call for opinions

"Salvador Garcia Z." <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.science,gmane.linux.debian.devel.custom,gmane.linux.debian.devel.medical,gmane.linux.debian.devel.education,gmane.linux.debian.devel.jr
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Steffen Moeller escribió:
> Somehow I get all these emails two to three times ;)
>
> I am not against a rename some much, but DIS is no better than CDD, really,
> so I am rather with Gert and Karsten. Better than DIS may be DUC (pronounced
> duck or dak) as an acronym for Debian User Community. I never understood
> though why it was nut just called Special Interest Group (SIG), something that
> everyone would grasp immediately.
>
> Steffen
>
> Geert Stappers wrote:
>   
>> Op 20080817 om 11:37 schreef Andreas Tille:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would like to hear opinons about the new naming proposal given at
>>>
>>>     http://wiki.debian.org/CDDNamingProposals
>>>
>>> So I think we should go on renaming what formerly used to be
>>> Custom Debian Distributions to
>>>
>>>        Debian Integrated Solutions
>>>
>>> pronounced
>>>
>>>        DISh
>>>
>>> because it is a dish we provide a flavour.
>>>
>>> Please comment on this.
>>>       
>> ( from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dis 
>>     1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult
>>     2 slang : to find fault with : criticize
>> )
>>
>>
>> I think it is a waste of energy to rename CDD.
>> And it would a waste of my energy to attempt to stop the renaming.
>>
>> For those with losts of energy, don't kill
>>     Debian Med Project List <[email protected]>,
>>     [email protected], [email protected],
>>     Debian Junior <[email protected]>
>> to make the new
>>     Custom Debian Distributions <[email protected]> 
>> a great "succes".
>>
>> Use your energy to write better software, to marketeer the current name.
>>
>>
>> Geert Stappers
>>
>>     

I think it is not too bad name (DIS), even when referring mostly to 
issues of electronics is being used as a filter or a function to locate, 
which may be good for computer is looking to locate and identify any 
kind of attack.
from my point of view I agree.




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