On 03.01.2014 02:31, Richard Vickery wrote:
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu>
wrote:
> 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".
>
> LOL - Is this supposed to be a play on words / accronyms?
Haha, actually pretty cool!
0. yum-fu - Yellowdog Updater, Modified Fu (No need to explain)
poma