[Mageia-discuss] Codename suggestion

[Marc Paré]

  Le 2010-09-19 17:54, vfmBOFH a écrit :
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> 2010/9/19 Thomas Lottmann <skiperdrake at gmail.com 
> <mailto:skiperdrake at gmail.com>>
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>     Le 19/09/2010 23:40, André Machado a écrit :
>>     I suggest what 1st Mageia version be called "Xavante"
>>
>>     Xavante is a Brazil indigene tribe. When Brazilian distro
>>     Conectiva was sold to Mandrake to form Mandriva, at the late
>>     2005, some Conectiva users tried to create a fork called Xavante
>>     - just like is happening now-, but the distro was not ahead.
>>
>>     Would be a surprising and amazing tribute if this codename was
>>     adopted and would recognize the Brazilians as part of Mandriva
>>     operatting system and, now, from Mageia operating system.
>>
>>
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>     I guess the first release of Mageia will need to have a more
>     symbolic name, like Fedora has, a name that is symbolic even for
>     people that are not inside the community. Sadly Xavante will not
>     mean anything for people from outside, that's why a much more
>     powerful name would be better to have a great meaning (and why not
>     link it to the artwork? Well, that'll be to determine in the future).
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>     Yet, using Xavante as a little name for one of the pre-releases of
>     the first stable release for Mageia could be really nice.
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> My two cents:
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> We could use "Lazarus", giving a response to all people ou' there was 
> speaking the "death" of Mandriva and it's community.
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I think this would be an extremely kind gesture in recognition of the 
Brazilian contribution of the Conectiva code as well as a partner in the 
growth and popularity of Mandriva. Not to mention that Brazil does have 
a population of 200 million people.

Marc
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