While I agree that some of the discussion on the denomination of software is only a distraction, I hope we are not collectively throwing the baby out with the bath water. As far as I can perceive, Ubuntu and other distros are in a weird position, trying to increase their mass appeal (have a look at Mark Shuttleworth's recent call for 200 million users by 2015) while keeping die-hard fans on board; the former require (supposedly) more user-friendliness and more eye-candy (not to mention OEM contracts), while the latter are into command-line love and the feel good factor associated with fiddling your way through numerous work-arounds.
So, perhaps it is interesting to discuss whether or not names and other idiosyncrasies of free software are important. After all, when I recently suggested that my students (first year undergraduates) use a certain Firefox plug-in to manage their references, I got asked in short succession what a plug-in was, what a Firefox was, and why did I need a browser to access the Internet at all... Carlos Ferreira
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