Method in Madness (was: ...how I learned to say six dot zero six instead of dapper drake )

[Peter Garrett]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:13:48 +0100
"Paul O'Malley" <ompaul at eircom.net> wrote:

> Perhaps it would be worth while if rather than making a big deal about 
> the name we actually referred to it as,
> ... the development branch of the 6.10 release edgy eft ... or words to 
> that effect.

There's an aspect to this that people seem not to appreciate. Each time
there's a release, the pundits go nuts saying what a lousy name has been
picked. This generates a lot of noise, and gets noticed.

Sometimes controversial naming can be a plus. ;-)

"Huh - Ubuntu have done it again! Edgy Eft ? What were they thinking?" 

And so on, on page after page, Slashdot comment after Slashdot comment ...

There may be method in Mark's madness ;-)

Peter

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