[Mageia-discuss] New name for cooker

R James upsnag2 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 22 22:13:07 CEST 2010


>>>> * Olivier Thauvin (nanardon at nanardon.zarb.org) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am in charge of finding the replacement name for "cooker", eg the
>>>>> development version of Mageia.
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks you for your suggestions.
>>>>
>>> I just sort all suggestions as promise I give you a summary.
>>>
>>> Please, limit your post on this list, this thread has cause enought
>>> noise already.
>>>
>>> If you have a good reason to eliminate a word, or want more explanation,
>>> mail me directly or sent me a message on IRC (Nanar, Freenode), I'll
>>> post a sumarry here if need.
>>>
>>> I did learn a lot of words !
>>>
>>> I made some choice for you (sorry):
>>> - read your mail, then take  decision according comment
>>> - check quickly on google for major conflicts (such as widelly know
>>>   trademark, well know software, ...).
>>>
>>> My favorites are word related to room or recipient (to push a change
>>> in...). I did also notice a lot mail in favor of 'cauldron'.
>>>
>>> The list, # mean the word is definitely discard (see the comment to find why).
>>>
>>> # Abracadabra - Way too long
>>> Agora - too common, and http://www.agora.gouv.fr/
>>> Alakazam - like the pokemon ?
>>> alchemy - hard to pronouce
>>> Baker
>>> bakery
>>> # blender - it is the name of a well know software
>>> brewery, brew - religious issue
>>> Bubbling
>>> campus
>>> cauldron - taken by sourcemage (is this an issue ?)
>>> Chef
>>> concert
>>> crucible
>>> # Delphi - refer to Borland delphi
>>> Dreamspot
>>> edge
>>> elixir
>>> Enchantment
>>> fire
>>> fireworks
>>> foundry
>>> genesis
>>> harmony
>>> # Hephaestus -  complicated
>>> Infusion
>>> kettle
>>> kitchen - isn't too refering to cooker ?
>>> Manna
>>> # mathetria - mean a disciple (female), complicated
>>> # mercurial - name of a RCS, will cause mistakes
>>> mercury
>>> mill
>>> mixer
>>> Mystique - is it correct in english ?
>>> # Olympus - Camera trademark
>>> oven
>>> Pan
>>> # Phoenix - too complicated, will cause error "œ"
>>> # pioneer - trademark
>>> Potion room - one uniq word would better
>>> # Pot - "pott" refer to drugs
>>> Presto
>>> Prometheus - "Prometheus is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe", I
>>> suggest to avoid... :)
>>> quicksilver
>>> rookery
>>> # root - will cause mistake with the user
>>> stove
>>> Synergy - a free software
>>> # Ta Da! - one word would make our life easier
>>> # Tea party - politics issue
>>> testing - like debian, no personnality
>>> transmutation
>>> twig
>>> # unity - name of a distribution (mdv/mageia based !)
>>> Vesuvius
>>> Vulcan
>>> Vulcano
>>> wok
>>> works - like Ms product  ?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Olivier Thauvin
>>> CNRS  -  LATMOS
>>> ♖ ♘ ♗ ♕ ♔ ♗ ♘ ♖
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
> Please don't broke thread and don't use top-posting
>
> Marianne
>
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I like "Sourcery".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourcery

If that's too common or already taken, perhaps a mashup like "Sourcereia"?

Thanks,
Rick


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