Am 02.06.2012 um 18:03 schrieb Nick Sheppard: > On 31/05/12 16:36, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote: > ... > > > > 4. Nomenclature OpenPhoneux/GTA04 > > > > There may be some confusion what "GTA04" and "OpenPhoneux" > > are and what makes them different. > > > > We define: > > * GTA*: the next generation motherboard(s), i.e. electronics > > * OpenPhonux: the future "independent mobile handheld" project > > aiming at complete devices (i.e. GTA04 + case + components) > > > > Currently, we run the domains www.gta04.org and > > www.openphoenux.org. The Openphoenux.org home > > page will be made more prominent and content rich soon. > > > > This was a really informative post - thanks! But how are you going to spell > the new baby's name? I see Phoenux, Phoneux, and Phonux all within a few > lines.
Ah, there have been typos... Sorry. The name is derived from: Open-Phoen(ix)-(Lin)ux I.e. a contraction of * Open * Phoenix (the bird of dreams raising from ashes) * Linux > > If we were voting, I'd go for OpenPhonux, because it's roughly equal parts > Phone, Phoenix and Linux which seems about right. > > Also, importantly I think, if you heard it spoken you'd probably be able to > guess correctly how it's spelled, which helps with googling and word-of-mouth > publicity. And it has the sound "phone" in it which helps tell people what > it is ("Phoenux" doesn't, at least in English). And "Phoneux" looks as if it > should be pronounced in French (or is that just me ...). That is indeed difficult fur us all who don't have english as mother-tongue... Linux is pronounced in english as "Line-ugs" (/ˈlɪnəks/ [1]). I.e. it should be "phon-ugs". > > But of course it's the parents who should name the baby, and I'm really only > a bystander, though soon-to-be GTA04 owner ... > > Nick Sheppard Nikolaus [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community