[Utnubu-discuss] Re: Utnubu Team Founded - Merging Ubuntu changes to Debian

[Joachim Breitner]

[I'm reposting my answer to mdz to the list]
Hi,

glad you like the idea. About the name: I must admit I like it, and I am
actually too lazy to change it (not that it would be too hard, but it
still would be work - alioth project, mailinglists, not to forget the
bit of news coverage Utnubu got already).

Maybe if you don't see it as the "opposite" of Ubuntu, but the "reverse"
of Ubuntu, i.e., strengthening the bi-directional aspect? I also
emphasize that is is not meant in any way against Ubuntu - at the worst,
it may be considered parasitic, but even that is not true.

Also note that it is not the only word play in the Team: The directory
where we mirror the patches from the ~scott/patches directory is called
"scottish" (as in: Like "scott", but not totally). In this case, though,
I asked keybuk about it...

If you still think that that is a issue to be resolved, please write to
utnubu-discuss at lists.alioth.debian.org, I wan't to hear more opinions.

Greetings from my after-DebConf-trip, currently in Sweden,

Joachim

Am Dienstag, den 26.07.2005, 10:25 -0700 schrieb Matt Zimmerman:
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 08:55:08PM +0300, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> > I invite everyone interested to join the Utnubu Team. Utnubu stands for
> > doing what Ubuntu does, just the other way around: We want to take the
> > things Ubuntu does and that are missing in Debian, and - where
> > appliciable - put them in Debian.
> 
> I'm very pleased to see this effort emerging, and want to thank you for
> taking the initiative.  However, might I petition you to consider a
> different name for the project?  I find "Utnubu" confusing, and also to have
> a somewhat negative impression.  I don't see what you are doing as the
> "opposite" of Ubuntu, but merging changes from Ubuntu into Debian, which is
> a positive effort.
> 
> Would you consider a more descriptive name, such as:
> 
> - Ubuntu Merge Team
> - Ubuntu Convergence Team
> etc.
> 
> ?
> 
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