Am 02.06.2012 um 18:03 schrieb Nick Sheppard:
> 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.
Ah, there have been typos... Sorry.
The name is derived from:
Open-Phoen(ix)-(Lin)ux
I.e. a contraction of
* Open
* Phoenix (the bird of dreams raising from ashes)
* Linux
>
> 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 ...).
That is indeed difficult fur us all who don't have english as mother-tongue...
Linux is pronounced in english as "Line-ugs" (/ˈlɪnəks/ [1]). I.e. it should
be "phon-ugs".
>
> 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 ...
>
> Nick Sheppard
Nikolaus
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
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