Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On 14 Apr 2006, Thiemo Seufer told this: > > > Ognyan Kulev wrote: > >> Hamish Moffatt wrote: > >>> "HAM" is not an acronym, so "Ham Radio" would be more appropriate. > >>> > >>> Even better (IMHO) is the full term "Amateur Radio", but some may > >>> disagree. I've CC'd debian-hams for their input also. > >> > >> Is there a problem with using "Amateur (Ham) Radio"? > > > > It is unnecessarily complicated. > > Do we really want to cater to people who are thrown off by > "(Ham)"?
Yes. Debian shouldn't be the Linux Distribution of Cryptic Acronyms. > Would it not be a public service to steer such simple souls > to something which may be better fit for them, like, say, Windows? I doubt Windows is a better fit. > Since when has dumbing down debian been a goal? What exactly was dumbed down here? Is there a non-Ham Amateur Radio we would have to distinguish from? Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
