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Re: [DotGNU]Several notes - We need a Motto...


From: John
Subject: Re: [DotGNU]Several notes - We need a Motto...
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 07:18:46 -0600

Now, *this* I like. It's good because it builds on a brand FSF alreay
owns.

John Le'Brecage

Stouf wrote:
> 
> I think it would be very nice to keep a recursive acronym...
> 
> if GNU == GNU's Not Unix then
> 
> What about: .GNU = GNU's Net Universe
> or          .GNU = GNU's Networking Universe
> or          .GNU = GNU's Net Utilities
> or          .GNU = GNU's Networking Utilities
> or          DotGNU = Data Over The GNU Net/Networking Universe
> 
> One could play a bit around with
>    Net vs Networking
> or Universe vs Utilities vs Utils
> or the "." vs Dot vs Data
> 
> What do you think...
> 
> Stephanus
> address@hidden
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norbert Bollow
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: 26/12/2001 14:30
> Subject: Re: [DotGNU]Several notes - We need a Motto...
> 
> > > > DotGNU: Keeping you from getting tangled in a net!
> 
> This is a good one -- as long as .NET is our main competitor --
> but we should use it only in contexts where we address security
> risks, privacy risks, verdor lock-in risks, and other risks --
> while we should continue to use a positive motto like "DotGNU:
> Making the Web work for you" in other contexts.
> 
> Greetings, Norbert.
> 
> --
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