On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 00:02 +0100, Tim Jackson wrote:
Nothing at all; each to their own. But it wouldn't be the first time I've
had to explain to a new user who is already dubious about Fedora and
suspicious that this Linux thing is some sort of cryptic geeky nonsense
why there is a weird obscure name used interchangeably with the more
recognisable and user-understandable one. The name by which you distribute
a piece of software may be completely unrelated to its merits from the
point of view of you or I, but it *is* on the front line of users'
awareness of it, and I'd rather Fedora had a reputation for welcoming and
encouraging new users, not confusing them :-)
Right, because "Windows ME", "Windows 98", "Windows 2000", "Windows XP",
"Windows Vista" are instantly understandable and not cryptic at all. Or
if you prefer "Leapord", "Panther", etc...