It appears to me that this whole name thing comes down to two sides. Those that the champion LUG, or at least Linux somewhere in the name. Then there are those that want to make sure we include Unix in there to keep things open to unix users.
Here is my take. First of all, names *are* important. I have always thought that UUG was a little odd. I always have to explain to ppl what it stands for. And these are typically not windows peons, but linux users. So I am in favor of changing the name to Linux Users Groups. But, then again, there is also a lot of merit to the argument to keeping Unix in the name so that those of you out there that use *bsd, or solaris, hp-ux, etc... feel like the group represents you as well. So, herein lies our quandry. Name it LUG and alienate unix users, or name it UUG and have an offbeat name. Well, since neither side feel like giving in to the other, how about a compromise? Call it the great UUG compromise. <stunning clarity and vision>Why not call it BYU Linux/Unix Users Group?</stunning clarity and vision> Or BLUUG for short, or BYU LUUG. That way we have instant recognition that the group is for linux and all that goes with it, while at the same time including Unix in the name to make sure we keep things open. <humor>We could even call it Linux/Unix Users Group at the Y, or LUUGY for short. :)</humor> But back to all seriousness, BLUUG in monosylabbic, and sounds cool. Phonetically, it sounds like Blue-g, so it proclaims that we are true blue. (Some great slogans come to mind) I seriously believe that this name is 1) better than the current, 2) the best of all suggested names (NOTE: I was not the first to suggest it), and 3) indicative of who we are, and what we do. Anyway, this name leaves no one out, and it is not awkward like UUG. I mean how do you pronounce UUG (we are the "ewwg"?). Again, name recognition is very important. Companies spend millions of dollars on name recognition, why should we discount the benefit of name recognition? It doesn't make sense to me. Also, since this has come up so often before, don't you guys think that maybe we should do something about it? I do. -- Michael GnuPG Fingerprint: 4C56 7C23 8BD9 8B39 C4D4 B8F3 42FB 3634 31B5 E963
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