Alvin Smith wrote (03-01-2005 04:01):
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.
If this is indeed the problem, the problem is not with Ubuntu. -- René Seindal (rene@seindal.dk) Seindal Consult