On Mon, 2005-01-03 at 10:54 +0100, René Seindal wrote: > 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. Yes, but Ubuntu would still have to deal with existing reality. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain." Pierre Trudeau
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