On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:01:06 -0500 Alvin Smith <email@alvinsmith.com> wrote: > On Tuesday 28 December 2004 05:45 pm, Mauro Darida wrote: > > > > > Yeah, I've gotta admit, I'm a bit turned off by the name, > > > > "Ubuntu." > > > > > > > > Perhaps the poster would be turned off by any non-english or > > > non-european name. > > > > I think that ubuntu is probably a good name if you want to > > sell in africa but certainly not a good choice if you want to > > sell in the western world. Do not underestimate the power of > > emotions. > > To put it bluntly, the issue is whether white people will accept a > product with a Black African "sounding" name or not. > > -- > peace, > Alvin Smith What a silly thing to say. -- Raquel ============================================================ Certainly nothing is unnatural that is not physically impossible. --Richard Brinsley Sheridan,
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