[Mageia-discuss] New name for cooker

Dale Huckeby spock at evansville.net
Tue Sep 21 13:00:25 CEST 2010


On Tue, 21 Sep 2010, Lombard Marianne wrote:

> Le 21/09/2010 09:41, Olivier Thauvin a écrit :
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am in charge of finding the replacement name for "cooker", eg the
>> development version of Mageia.
>>
>> Like the for the distribution, the name have to be short, must not be an
>> insult any of 6000 know languages in the universe and must not refer to
>> another distribution to avoid mistake.
>>
>> First idea: cauldron, I'd like to be able to say "oh yes, put the
>> python egg into the cauldron" ;)
>>
>> Second idea: mathetria, mean a disciple (female), not sure the word will
>> please to anyone.
>>
>>
> /put is her feminist cloak
> And why female must the disciple ?
> /end of feminist time
>> Your ideas are welcome.
>>
>> I'll see according results how to choose one.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>>
> More seriously the cauldron idea is good. I love it.
> But there is only one point : sourcemage, a linux-distro, is already
> using the name for the build-iso system if I've read the site properly
> http://www.sourcemage.org/Cauldron/Main
>
> I think it wouldn't be a problem. We are all magician of linux

Chef, bakery, kitchen, rookery, kettle. We don't have to beat the magic thing over the head.

Dale Huckeby


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