[CoLoCo] New Name

[Nelson E. Ingersoll]

    I think it is safe to say we all know what cult means; both good and 
bad.  For me calling Colorado Ubuntu users a cult, even by accident or 
happenstance, is neither charming or appealing.

    I was not being entirely flippant when I suggested "Colorado Ubuntu", 
or perhaps "Ubuntu Colorado" as a group name.  Short and sweet.  Easy to 
remember.  Easy to say.  Communicates well.  And isn't in the least 
threatening to someone who, say, is trying to find local, pray friendly, 
Ubuntu help.  Each says much of what needs to be said about the group.

    On the other hand, "Coloco" ain't bad either.  Simple to say and 
noteworthy.  It has a humorous tinge of the feeling provided by the 
objectionable word "cult" and at the same time strongly (in my mind at 
least) suggests cooperation.  Given the nature of our group and mission 
suggesting cooperation is a good thing, yes?

    I distinctly recall thinking, praise be the Madison Avenue gods, "Coo 
coo for CoCo Puffs" when I first read Coloco out loud to myself.  That 
thought stuck and now I've infected you too!  8-)

    While writing this email I realized the ONE thing I've never liked 
about Coloco as a moniker is that it actually does not really say what we 
are about.  Nowhere in the title is to be found "Ubuntu".  So, may I toss 
into the ring "Coloco Ubuntu" or "Ubuntu Coloco"?   May haps only as a 
teaser to pry open our thinking.

- Nelson

David L. Willson wrote:
> To me, the acronym seems fitting (see definition below), and the fact that we have not
> used it out loud is amusing.  However, I don't want to start calling the organization
> "cult" rather than "coloco" in conversation with others, though.  "colorado ubuntu
> local/linux team" is a bit of a mouthful.  Hm...  I'm in favor of the change, I'll work
> it out.
> 
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> Cult
> Cult Cult (k[u^]lt) n. [F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr.
>  colere to cultivate. Cf. Cultus.]
>  1. Attentive care; homage; worship.
>  [1913 Webster]
> 
>  Every one is convinced of the reality of a better
>  self, and of the cult or homage which is due to it.
>  --Shaftesbury.
>  [1913 Webster]
> 
>  2. A system of religious belief and worship.
>  [1913 Webster]
> 
>  That which was the religion of Moses is the
>  ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ.
>  --Coleridge.
>  [1913 Webster]
> 
>  3. A system of intense religious veneration of a particular
>  person, idea, or object, especially one considered
>  spurious or irrational by traditional religious bodies;
>  as, the Moonie cult.
>  [PJC]
> 
>  4. The group of individuals who adhere to a cult (senses 2 or
>  3).
>  [PJC]
> 
>  5. A strong devotion or interest in a particular person, idea
>  or thing without religious associations, or the people
>  holding such an interest; as, the cult of James Dean; the
>  cult of personality in totalitarian societies.
>  [PJC]
>  
> 	-- From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
>