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Re: New name: Call for opinions



Hi,

On Tuesday 26 August 2008 12:44, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> The second uses a different sort of wordplay than DIS -> DISh that is a
> bit more subtle.  We stand the original acronym CDD on its head:
>
> Custom Debian Distribution (CDD)
>
>           becomes
>
> Debian Custom Contribution (DCC)
>
> It has been observed before that "custom" paired with "distribution" is
> problematic because it suggests starting with Debian and ending up with
> something different, a fork.  But replace the outward-moving "dis-"
> with the inward-moving "con-" and flip the words around and everything
> is set right again!  We customize, but everything is given back --
> contributed -- to Debian.
>
> This second suggestion is the best I have been able to come up with so
> far.

I like it. (Better that DISh.)


regards,
	Holger

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