Re: And the name is...
Not to be confused with one of the earliest Debian releases code named
ham.......
Happy Saturday!
Pat
On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 04:44:14PM +0200, Joop Stakenborg wrote:
> From: Joop Stakenborg <pa3aba@debian.org>
> To: "debian-hams" <debian-hams@lists.debian.org>
> Subject: And the name is...
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:44:14 +0200
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>
> Reading all the pros and cons I have come to the following name, it will be
> called:
>
> The Debian-Ham Project
>
> Name for the distribution will simply be:
>
> Debian-Ham
>
> So, how did I come to this name (you might find some of your own arguments
> here):
>
> - I simply can't deny it is debian based.
> - Debian has a good reputation.
> - There is a lot of involvement from hams who use debian.
> - The idea originated on this mailing list.
> - Hams always have had a major roll in the debian distribution.
> - Because, if you use the distro, that's what you are: a debian-ham ;-)
>
> We could have picked any name, this one is the most obvious. I guess redhat,
> suse, mandrake or whatever users have to live with it. In the end, they will
> probably never notice it is debian-based, because it will run out of the box.
>
> I there are no objections, I would like to go ahead and apply for a project
> page at savannah. Will do this over the weekend.
>
> Thanks to all who have replied and have shared their ideas!
>
> Regards,
> Joop PA4TU
>
>
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