Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria

[Rob Scott]

I like the connection for Foundation, but
PLEEEEEAAASSSE not another thing named after Greek
Mythology  NOOOOOOOO! :)

I just think all things from there must have been used
before.


--- Imran Ghory <address@hidden> wrote: > On 20
Jan 2001, at 9:33, Bob Dodd wrote:
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > I would agree, but: the name Alexandria is
> connected with a military
> > > "hero" and, more important, to me it seems to be
> focusing a little
> > > bit too strong on the western/european tradition
> ... of course, it
> > > is better known than Nalanda, the buddhist
> university city in India,
> > > that is said to have covered more than 7.000.000
> books during
> > > centuries 4-7/8. This city was in fact founded
> as a univesity
> > > campus! But, in the web you need a well known
> and established name,
> > > unfortunately, to tell people, what your site
> might content. Another
> > > suggestion good be an artificial word like
> GNUledge ?
> > > 
> > > Bernd
> > 
> > I don't think you can win playing the name game,
> if you're not careful
> > you end up in the "Red Cross/Red Cescent" fiasco.
> By the time you've
> > ruled out words too close to other projects
> (Gnupedia), any sort of
> > military links(Alexandria), religious links
> (Nalanda), racial links,
> > sexist links, and have found a word/phrase that
> translates neatly into
> > multiple languages without giving offence in any
> of them, and is still
> > pronounceable, you're pretty much reduced to
> numbers 
> 
> I don't think it's that bad, many many words exist
> that could be 
> used.
> 
> Personally I think Alexandria is the best suggestion
> so far, as an 
> another idea for a name how about Foundation (After
> Asimov's 
> series of the same name which contained an
> encyclopedia of all 
> knowledge which was made by a hundred thousand
> workers).
> 
> Also how about a name from Greek/Roman mythology I
> think we'd 
> be on fairly same ground there.
> 
> Imran
> 
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