On 03.01.2014 02:31, Richard Vickery wrote: > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Chuck Anderson <c...@wpi.edu> 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 -- devel mailing list devel@lists.fedoraproject.org https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
