Circa 2001-Apr-30 14:06:00 -0400 dixit Stuart Anderson:
: On Mon, 30 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
:
: > Fundamentally its a specification about a set of behaviours. Not
: > who wrote which bits of the existing implementation. Its arguable
: > that the 'Linux' bit is in part inappropriate
:
: I'm open to suggestions for a word that starts with the letter 'L',
: and means ubiquitous. So far, all I've come up with is
: "Level-playing-field" 8-).
"universal" is a better one to look for:
http://www.thesaurus.com/cgi-bin/search?config=roget&words=universal
We could use:
Generality:
universaL Standard Base
generaL Standard Base
coLlective Standard Base
worLdwide Standard Base
[o]ecumenicaL Standard Base
trancendentaL Standard Base
prevaLent Standard Base
Intellect:
inteLlectual Standard Base
metaphysicaL Standard Base
rationaL Standard Base
hyperphysicaL Standard Base
ideaL Standard Base
Philanthropy:
phiLanthropic Standard Base
utiLitarian Standard Base
cosmopoLitan Standard Base
and my favorite:
Large-hearted Standard Base
Seriously, though: is the 'L' truly necessary? If it turns out to be
a good idea to rename the standard, shouldn't we pick the right name
rather than picking the wrong one because we can't be bothered to
change a letter?
How about these:
Free Operating System Standard Base
Freenix Standard Base
Free Unixlike System Standard Base
Real Operating System Standard Base
Open (bleah!) Operating System Standard Base
Application Friendly Standard Base
Unified Standard Base
etc.
Let's use our imagination.
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