Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have little patience for superstitious beliefs, and less still for > people who claim to be defending the tender feelings of the ignorant.
But why use names correlated with evil when other options are available which interfere less with Debian's goals? > I doubt knowledgeable and thoughtful adherents to the Christian > religion -- the kind who can actually attend a seminary and not flunk > out -- find the names I proposed particularly offensive. > > If any such people are reading these lists, we can always ask them. I recognize Forneus and Orobos -- Naberius I'd have to look up. > In any event, for any name that doesn't raise trademark issues (and > thus potentially jeopardize the entire project), I'd say > the choice remains up to those who are actually doing the work -- and > that would be the Debian *BSD porters. Street names from Berkeley have appeal, and few fundies assign Manichean properties to asphalt. -Brian
