Re: gnash vs. flash
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:15:58 +0200
Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Firefox naming thing is entirely due to Mozilla's zealotry
> > about their trademark.
> >
>
> Correct.
>
>
> > Go hang around the FSF for a while if you want to see some _real_
> > zealotry.
> >
>
> I now understand that there are negative connotations with the word
> "zealot". I did not mean it in a negative way at all. Mockery is
> flattery, and it gives stage to the idea. I wouldn't want Debian to
> change it's stance on the issue at all.
>
There are negative connotations for a good reason:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/zealot
zealot definition
zealot (zel′ət)
noun
a person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine
Etymology: LL(Ec) zelotes, one who is jealous < Gr zēlōtēs, zealous follower < zēloun, to be zealous < zēlos, zeal
Related Forms:
zealotry zeal′·otry noun
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Frank
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