Mad Penguin review

Am Mittwoch, den 26.10.2005, 16:56 +0100 schrieb David M:
> Shot - Piotr Szotkowski wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.sounder 
>  about: Re: Mad Penguin review 
> 
> > David M:
> >
> >> I get the impression that quite a few people do find
> >> the current naming scheme quite seriously embarrassing,
> >
> > There was a poll[1] about it on the Fridge.
> >
> ><soapbox>
> > First we lost the best official backgrounds and login screen anyone
> > ever shipped, 
> 
> I was saddened by that as well, but it is a fact that if a distro is looking 
> for worldwide adoption it needs to be slightly cautious with regards to 
> different levels of cultural acceptability. It was a question of broader 
> acceptability versus broader minds.. <ducks to avoid flamewar> ;-)
> 
> 
> > now we're going to lose another nice micro-feature because
> > somebody somewhere feels offended/embarassed/whatever. 
> 
> See my previous post: I've got nothing against imaginative release
> names, just as long as they don't sound too childish.. It's a question
> of finding "balance", again.
> 
yeah, but as always: *WHO* sets balance?
for example you may find it childish while i'm rather comfortable with
it. so who's balance counts? 

i'm afraid this discussion leads to the point where dapper+1 is called
'lifeless lump'... but lets hope not ;)

- ulrich

> 
> > If Ubuntu wanted to please the easily offended/corporate/white-collars, 
> > the first thing it should change is the name itself.
> 
> I think the name, and what it means, is excellent, and I can't see how
> anybody can be offended by the name. Puzzled, perhaps, but not offended.
> 
> 
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