Re: name for the port

To: "Tille, Andreas" <TilleA@rki.de>
Cc: debian-win32@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: name for the port
From: Josef Dalcolmo <dalcolmo@vh-s.de>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 11:21:32 +0100
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In-reply-to: Message from "Tille, Andreas" <TilleA@rki.de> of "Thu, 06 Dec 2001 09:57:16 +0100." <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.33.0112060953020.26401-100000@wr-linux02.rki.ivbb.bund.de>
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TilleA@rki.de said:
> Couldn't we avoid all stupid name things by naming the port
>       debian-<the Latin word for window> 

I believe "fenestra" is Latin (and Italian) for window (the plural would be 
"fenestrae"). I am afraid, not too many people will associate it with Windoze, 
though. I prefer "w32".

- Josef

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