On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 at 18:12:18 +0000, Sam Watkins wrote: > > > The folks there should change the name: I would never use a thing named > > > _ubuntu_. Btw, Hurd is a name as horrible as ubuntu. > > > > Yeah, I've gotta admit, I'm a bit turned off by the name, "Ubuntu." > > I think Ubuntu is a great name. Meaningful! > I did not say that is meaningless.
> Perhaps the poster would be turned off by any non-english or > non-european name. > Hurd is an english name. Actually the problem you describe is quite serious: you cannot imagine how much effort is put by companies in finding names which are good for different languages and cultures. I think that ubuntu is probably a good name if you want to sell in africa but certainly not a good choice if you want to sell in the western world. Do not underestimate the power of emotions. -- On this laptop no Windows system survives and LINUX POWER reigns UNLIMITED. Successfully Microsoft free since December 2002. GnuPG key ID: 28A61681 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
