Assalam alaykom,
Then our next vote will start on 13th?
our first five names now vary very much,
I think we don't need a very general name like Fajr because
it is every where and it is abstract it is not related
directly to Islam and Muslims!
AlifOS I believe when thinking hard the translation does not
apply Alif in arabic meets the "A" letter in english and not one!
Sabili is very good and I like the sound of it, but do we
realy invite people to Islam when making "UbuntuME" or do we
help Muslims to emprase it?
Linux Muslim Edition is very profissional and stratight
forward to me and I can not say anything more!
Ethaar is closer to what we do (in my opinion of course) and
it is easy to be sayed in any language!
I hope to keep this thread alive and active even brothers who
talked already lets hear from you again...
wassalam alaykom
PS. I voted the first time for sabili, Muslim Linux Edition
and Ethaar.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Mehdi <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
assalamu alaykum,
I think we should tell the maximum of people to vote (for
example in muslim forums), then we could wait until next
week (say friday 13th?)
Before doing the second vote we could list the pros and
cons of every name.
Mehdi
Administrator of the Ubuntu Muslim Edition project
http://www.ubuntume.com
fadi al-katout wrote:
Assalm alaykom,
Thank you all my brothers for your comments and I
need to take an action regarding to the poll:
1. The first top 5 options in the current one will
be moved to the
new one.
2. only registered people can vote (we will check
on the user name)
either people care enough to vote or not!
3. only one option can be selected(I have chosen
more than one of
the top five but I have a favorite).
4. Please brother Mehdi advise me on the time that
will close the
poll(to have enough time to make the changes
before the next
release 9.04).
Am waiting response on point 4 from Mehdi, and as
always all suggestions are welcomed :)
wassalam alaykom.
On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 5:31 AM, عبدالرحيم دوبيلار
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
Assalamu aleikum
In my view, relevance of the name would be
important in Arabic.
Only! In other languages it should merely be easy
to pronounce,
but it need not have meaning. Therefore, sounds
like 'kha' (خ)
'qaf' (ق), "zza" (ظ), "ghain" (غ), etc, should be
avoided.
If any of the names on the list have a negative
connotation in any
of the languages of the people in the group, let
them speak out
now, please.
Most people, who are interested in Linux, know, or
at least
quickly know about Debian, Fedora, Mandriva,
openSUSE, Xandros,
Knoppix and, indeed, Ubuntu. None of them have
"Linux"in the name.
Anyone considering installing Linux is at least
slightly
computer-literate and will do some research in
advance, so as not
to break their existing (Windows) installation.
For marketing purposes the word "Linux" could be
added as a label
or (meta)tag. What I mean is, the name could be
just <UbuntuME> (I
use this as an example, so as not to influence the
voting.) But on
distribution sites, in brochures and other
marketing materials it
could be presented as <UbuntuME>, Linux for
Muslims, or better
still <UbuntuME>, *The* Linux for Muslims. That
should also take
care of Google and other spiders.
And actually the abbreviation "ME" should be
avoided, because many
people take it as standing for "Middle East"
instead of "Muslim
Edition".
With regard to the poll, I believe there should be
date set in
advance for the poll to close and a definitive
period for the
run-off vote. It's February, so the majority of
people are not on
holiday, etc. Thus, the voting period need not be
very long. It is
best to get a firm decision quickly and then close
the subject.
This is just my opinion, but I am always ready to
accept other
opinions.
Salam
*AbdulRahiem Dubelaar*
PO Box 67363
43764 Bayan, Kuwait
/+965 9901 9051/
Op zaterdag 31-01-2009 om 22:45 uur [tijdzone
+0100], schreef Mehdi:
I agree, we could for example take the 5 first
names and do a second vote with only one option.
But we should also carefully think about the
relevance of the name, its results on google,
the domain name, the "communication" relevance etc.
On a French Muslim forum they don't like
Arabic names because they are not relevant,
they prefer "linux muslim edition", they think,
for example, that Fajr is meaningless for
end-users.
Mehdi
Administrator of the Ubuntu Muslim Edition project
http://www.ubuntume.com
fadi al-katout wrote:
> For the poll, I think next step is that we
should minimize the options > and only
registered people can vote, also only one option
is allowed!
>
> what do you think!
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:12 PM, fadi
al-katout <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> >
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
>
> Assalam alaykom,
>
> * When I logged in it said: Hi, أحمد
المحمودي
>
> I think it should say: as-salamu
alaykom.
>
>
> Done for english and it is already
السلام عليكم in arabic
>
>
> * At the bottom of poll results,
the dates were in gregorial.
> Btw,
> jazak Allahu khairan for fixing
the date on top right of
> the pages.
>
>
> I managed to make the date for the
Articles in Hijri, but not the
> polls date :-/ am on it...
>
>
> * The link for "new name poll" on
the frontpage needs to be
> highlighted somehow, since this
is an important decision (I
> think).
>
>
> I did put it in a menu alone!
>
>
> For the Arabic web site, in the
menu, it is written:
> ابونوتو
> (ubunutu!!!)
> but it should be أوبنتو
> BTW: The web site is note translated
yet into Arabic, there is
> no one to do it? the most part is
translated but in the old one...
>
> changed it to ابونتو and I think brother
Osama is translating it
> to Arabic now!
>
>
> Jazak Allah kheir, ya Fadi
>
> It is excellent. Well done.
>
> Thanks borther :)
>
> jazakom allah kaeran jamee3an.
>
> wassalam
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Usama
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> <mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
>
>
> Alsalam Alikom
> I want to help translating the site
into Arabic, how ever I
> think that
> some of the contents are already
translated. but need to be copied
> from the old site.
>
> my user name is
> Damascene
>
> 2009/1/29 عبدالرحيم دوبيلار
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
> <mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>>:
> > Jazak Allah kheir, ya Fadi
> >
> > It is excellent. Well done.
> >
> > Salam
> >
> >
> > AbdulRahiem Dubelaar
> > PO Box 67363
> > 43764 Bayan, Kuwait
> > +965 9901 9051
> >
> > Op woensdag 28-01-2009 om 23:11
uur [tijdzone +0200],
> schreef fadi
> > al-katout:
> >
> > Assalam alaykom,
> >
> > The poll is ready and I was the
first one to make a vote :),
> it does not
> > allow multiple times voting but it
does allow you to select
> multiple
> > choices.
> >
> > I hop it is good enough!
> >
> > http://www.ubuntume.com/website
> >
> > wassalam
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:48 AM,
ProDevStudio
> <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Salaam All,
> >
> > The voting system must allow us to
vote for more then one
> name and also vote
> > only once.
> >
> > Also we should looking to adding
services similar to/from
> uservoice.com <http://uservoice.com>
<http://uservoice.com> <http://uservoice.com>.
> >
> > Really looking forward to the poll.
> >
> > Wa-Salaam,
> >
> > Azizur Rahman
> > ProDevStudio
> >
> > Do you need cost effective web
hosting solution and Domain
> name try
> > http://www.prodevstudio.net
> >
> > Do you need a new web site try
http://www.cgandc.net
> >
> > Missed the last Friday Khutbah,
try catchup a Khutbah
> on-line now at
> > http://www.fridaykhutbah.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:14 AM,
عبدالرحيم دوبيلار
> <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Assalamu aleikum
> >
> > Actually, it is not even Macca.
The official Saudi rendering
> is 'Makkah'.
> >
> > I am looking forward to seeing the
poll.
> >
> > Salam
> >
> >
> > AbdulRahiem Dubelaar
> > PO Box 67363
> > 43764 Bayan, Kuwait
> > +965 9901 9051
> >
> > Op woensdag 28-01-2009 om 08:42
uur [tijdzone +0200],
> schreef fadi
> > al-katout:
> >
> > Assalam alaykom,
> >
> > I can add a poll to our new
website with the names to make a
> vote!
> >
> > but I have a comment on one of the
names...
> > MeccaOS : it is not Mecca at all
it is Macca and this is not
> even
> > negotiable!
> >
> > wassalam
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:21 AM,
nasrullah chinnarassen
> > <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Wa laykus mus salam, Brother Mehdi,
> > jazak Allah for the great work you
are doing to maintain our
> great OS. May
> > Allah bless us all .
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:30 AM,
Mehdi <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
> <mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > assalamu alaykum,
> >
> > Here is the complete list of all
suggested names:
> >
> > * Afaq (Horizons)
> > * AlifOS ("OneOS" --- One Allah,
One Ummah, One OS. And the
> slogan being
> > "OneOS for the Ummah".)
> > * Almoyassar (The simplified, simple)
> > * Ayah (Miracle)
> > * Badr (Moon (also it is the name
of the famous islamic
> foray (incursion) of
> > Badr))
> > * Ethar (being selfless and give
others)
> > * Fajr (could symbolise a new dawn
for the ummah...the
> revival and rise of
> > Islam technologically,
scientifically, economically,
> politically,
> > militarily)
> > * Himma (Mettle, Spirit, Courage)
> > * Hydeya (Guidance)
> > * Ilm (arabic for knowledge)
> > * Iqrah or IqrahLinux (the 'first'
word of quran that
> revealed to our
> > beloved prophet (saw)... as far as
I know UbuntuMe is the
> 'first' and only
> > linux distro developed especially
for Muslims)
> > * Isbuntu (Islam + Ubuntu)
> > * IslamUx
> > * Islamix (Islam + Linux)
> > * Linux muslim edition
> > * Linux Muslim
> > * Majd (Glory, Laurel)
> > * MeccaOS
> > * Mouaamen ("believer")
> > * Munix (Muslim + Linux)
> > * Muntu (Muslim + Ubuntu)
> > * Muslim Linux
> > * MuslimTux
> > * Noortux
> > * Sabili ("This is my way; I
invite unto Allah with sure
> knowledge, I and
> > whosoever follows me...")
> > * Salahoddin" (Means: The famous
Muslim commander
> "Salahoddin Al Ayoubi"
> > (1138-1193), who libirate Al-Qods
in 11xx. In French they
> call him
> > "Saladin".)
> > * Tareaq alhideya (The way of
guidance / Guidance way )
> > * Ummahtux (Ummah meaning
"nation", ux for Linux (al ummati
> islami, the
> > Islamic nation) )
> > * Wamidh (Flash, Glimmer, Light)
> >
> > Please tell me if I have forgot
some names.
> >
> > --
> > Mehdi
> >
> > Administrator of the Ubuntu Muslim
Edition project
> > http://www.ubuntume.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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