two comments on "helios" - AFAICT, this word is already in wide use in computing - IIRC, someone actually checked in more detail a while ago and found that there were/would be copyright issues.
my 2cents Michael On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 13:52, Hosam Al Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > @Apostolos Syropoulos > > this Name it's Nice and good Helios +1 > > great > > *Hosam Al Ali** ** > * > > UNIX System Administrator - Logica - Saudi Arabia * > *SCSA - SCNA - SCSECA - MCSAM - MCSE Riyadh 11537, Kingdom of Saudi > Arabia ("Mobily") > | M:*+966 55 8397888* | M:*+963 955 287841* | ** * > * > > *Bio & Email:* a.hosam <http://goog_1239821962>*@gmail.com*<http://gmail.com/> > | *www.about.me/ahosam* > > > > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Apostolos Syropoulos < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >In some countries the "OI" word is associated with extreme punk >> bands, most of >> >> >them racist and neo-nazis, derived from the british >> skinheads, who used the word >> >> >"OI!" to point to their skinhead and white >> supremacist punk rock bands. >> >Considering my jewish (or let's say...human) roots, if we can change the >> >> >acronym, well...better... >> I find this discussion about the name particularly stupid! Microsoft >> >> have used names like Vienna, Longhorn, etc. and nobody complained. And >> then there are companies with funny names like... Oracle! So let's >> >> rename OpenIndiana to say Helios, which is Greek for Sun. Do you >> >> think this will make things better? >> >> A.S. >> >> >> ---------------------- >> Apostolos Syropoulos >> Xanthi, Greece >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> illumos-discuss >> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now >> RSS Feed: >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175836-638f558d >> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> > > *illumos-discuss* | > Archives<https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175681-9f7ae099> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
