New users confused about Spins' Names

[Kulbir Saini]

Hi list,

    Yesterday, I posted a blog entry[1] about Fedora 10 Release on my 
blog and mentioned the Fedora 10 Spins availability with link to Fedora 
Project page[2]. I have received a comment[3] which says,

    "I might be interested in some of the spins, but it's hard to tell. 
The names contain acronyms, and the description simply repeats the 
acronym. Unless I recognize what that acronym is, the name is useless. 
What's FEL, AOS or broffice? XFCE is the only one I know, though others 
might not even know that.

    Since the table has a description field for each spin, why not (at 
least) expand the acronyms so folks have a clue as to whether or not it 
might be useful? Even better, a link to a page describing the spin in 
more detail. If it's worth the time and effort to create, it should be 
worth the time it takes to write a paragraph describing it."

    Well, I also got confused by the acronyms, but quick googling 
suggested the Fedora Project Wiki already has pages describing the 
acronyms in details. I request people maintaining the spins to link the 
description to their respective wiki pages.

[1] http://fedora.co.in/content/fedora-10-cambridge-released
[2] http://spins.fedoraproject.org/
[3] http://fedora.co.in/content/fedora-10-cambridge-released#comment-573

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Thank you,
Kulbir Saini,
Computer Science and Engineering,
International Institute of Information Technology,
Hyderbad, India - 500032.

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