<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Chuck Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cra@wpi.edu" target="_blank">cra@wpi.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 02:18:52AM +0100, poma wrote:<br>
> On 03.01.2014 01:06, Bob Arendt wrote:<br>
><br>
> > As a runner, DNF already has a specific meaning for me.<br>
> > If you're picking random letters for a project to avoid<br>
> > existing collisions, you might also consider tossing the<br>
> > set back into the bag they have a well-established meaning<br>
> > in other domains. Just saying - it might do well to change<br>
> > the name to something with positive or at least neutral<br>
> > collateral meaning. "yum" probably had some positive benefits<br>
> > in this regard.<br>
><br>
> "Yum" has sentimental value and is practically a trademark, so<br>
> 1. yuma - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Again<br>
> 2. yum2 - Yellowdog Updater, Modified II<br>
> 3. yumrelo - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Reloaded<br>
> 6. yum-ng - Yellowdog Updater, Modified NG (Next Generation)<br>
> 5. yum-ak - Yellowdog Updater, Modified AK (Ales Kozumplik)<br>
> 4. yum-novus - Yellowdog Updater, Modified New<br>
> 7. yummy - Yellowdog Updater, Modified My<br>
<br>
How about:<br>
<br>
fu - Fedora Updater.<br>
fum - Fedora Updater, Modified.<br>
<br>
fu has a positive connotation: "fu, a particle or suffix that can mean<br>
"intensity" [1].<br>
<br>
Or, we can just forget about any connotation, like apparently we did<br>
when coming up with "fedup".<br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div>LOL - Is this supposed to be a play on words / accronyms? </div></div></div></div>