On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 05:03:55PM +0100, Nick Sheppard wrote: > On 31/05/12 16:36, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: > ... > > > > 4. Nomenclature OpenPhoneux/GTA04 > > > > There may be some confusion what "GTA04" and "OpenPhoneux" > > are and what makes them different. > > > > We define: > > * GTA*: the next generation motherboard(s), i.e. electronics > > * OpenPhonux: the future "independent mobile handheld" project > > aiming at complete devices (i.e. GTA04 + case + components) > > > > Currently, we run the domains www.gta04.org and > > www.openphoenux.org. The Openphoenux.org home > > page will be made more prominent and content rich soon. > > > > This was a really informative post - thanks! But how are you going to > spell the new baby's name? I see Phoenux, Phoneux, and Phonux all > within a few lines. > > If we were voting, I'd go for OpenPhonux, because it's roughly equal > parts Phone, Phoenix and Linux which seems about right. > > Also, importantly I think, if you heard it spoken you'd probably be able > to guess correctly how it's spelled, which helps with googling and > word-of-mouth publicity. And it has the sound "phone" in it which helps > tell people what it is ("Phoenux" doesn't, at least in English). And > "Phoneux" looks as if it should be pronounced in French (or is that just > me ...). > > But of course it's the parents who should name the baby, and I'm really > only a bystander, though soon-to-be GTA04 owner ...
To make this naming even more confusing: Today I've noticed webOS enthusiasts calling themselves Phoenix International Communications http://phxdevices.com/ -- Martin 'JaMa' Jansa jabber: martin.ja...@gmail.com
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