2011/2/13 Rob Thomson <[email protected]>: > On 13/02/11 01:14, Philippe DIDIER wrote: > > I proposed packalog but if you want to avoid pack in the name we could > as well try > appalog (linking with catalog) > or even > applogia (not apologia !!!!) or appsologia or applicologia > building it the same way as science or discuss about something > (eco-logia, psycho-logia, etc...) not very nice for a linguist because > being an hybrid of latin and greek roots (nevertheless quite easy to > understand) > it ends nearly the same as mageia (and is pronounced the same way...) > logismikologia would be more canonical (using only greek roots) but less > understandable > Making hybrids from english and greek may push a linguist to hara-kiri > (or indeed seppuku 切腹) but is quite funny : > softologia softolog and may be understood by everybody ! > > How about - "App(lication) - Buffet" or perhaps "Soft(ware) - Buffet" maybe > just "Mageia Buffet" > > In the context of food people get to pick and choose from a variety of > offerings and perhaps comment about > their choices at the table. > > Also the word "Buffet" is I believe relevant across a variety of languages.
Agreed. The word is positive and does not have commercial relations. It's also a synonym for meeting people, informal environment, etc. -- wobo
