dnf versus yum

[Chuck Anderson]

On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 02:18:52AM +0100, poma wrote:
> On 03.01.2014 01:06, Bob Arendt wrote:
> 
> > As a runner, DNF already has a specific meaning for me.
> > If you're picking random letters for a project to avoid
> > existing collisions, you might also consider tossing the
> > set back into the bag they have a well-established meaning
> > in other domains.  Just saying - it might do well to change
> > the name to something with positive or at least neutral
> > collateral meaning.  "yum" probably had some positive benefits
> > in this regard.
> 
> "Yum" has sentimental value and is practically a trademark, so
> 1. yuma - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Again
> 2. yum2 - Yellowdog Updater, Modified II
> 3. yumrelo - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Reloaded
> 6. yum-ng - Yellowdog Updater, Modified NG (Next Generation)
> 5. yum-ak - Yellowdog Updater, Modified AK (Ales Kozumplik)
> 4. yum-novus - Yellowdog Updater, Modified New
> 7. yummy - Yellowdog Updater, Modified My

How about:

fu - Fedora Updater.
fum - Fedora Updater, Modified.

fu has a positive connotation: "fu, a particle or suffix that can mean
"intensity" [1].

Or, we can just forget about any connotation, like apparently we did
when coming up with "fedup".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_fu