[ubuntu-in] Wonderful names by Ubuntu and Fedora

[Manish]

Ramnarayan.K wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Manish <manishsinha.tech at gmail.com 
> <mailto:manishsinha.tech at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     mallikarjun arjun wrote:
>     > I think Fedora and Ubuntu are the 2 best distributions which comes
>     > with wonderful names for their distro, but ubuntu being the
>     best, also
>     > its becoming complex day by day.
>     >
>     > Mallikarjun
>     Well, all names are unheard.
>
> Not really
>
> The combination is certainly unique and well thought out
>
> the second part is usually  a creature - a real creature
>
> the first adjective is usually a physical descriptor , something that 
> describes a nice or unique feature of the creature and these 
> adjectives are everyday english words
>
> fiesty having or showing a lively aggressiveness *:* spunky 
> <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spunky> <the movie's 
> /feisty/ heroine>
>
> gutsy - gutsy gutsy adj.
>  1. marked by courage and determination in the face of
>  difficulties or danger.
> though the hindi meaning is more appropriate - जिन्दादिल - 
>
> jaunty
> Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or
>  fantastical manner.
>  [1913 Webster]
>
> till date the creatures mentioned have always been real warthog a 
> member of the pig family, gibbon (a primate), fawn the young of a deer,
>  
> So with Jaunty jacakalope Ubuntu is now diversifying into the mystical 
> , mythical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope)
>
> however sometimes the Antelope Jackrabbit is also called the jackalope 
> but its not a well used (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_jackrabbit)
>
> ram
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I meant to say that the words are not so commonly used. I also know the 
meaning of Feisty and Jackalope but how often do we use them? hardly, 
though the names are quite innovative. By innovative I mean, nicely 
thought of and not created by them.

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Manish