More naming problems

More naming problems

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

I kinda wanted to call the Gnus version after the next version
"Millennium Gnus" to celebrate that in 1998 it's been a thousand years
since a thousand years ago.  (Gee!)  But "Millennium Gnus" would be
"mgnus", which is the same as "Mamey Sapote Gnus", which means that
the latter goes out the window.  Which brings us back to "q".  Was
"Quince Gnus" the best we could come up with?  (Oooh, I'm having
visions of Jack Klugman.  *Not* pretty.)

By the way -- the total length of the ChangeLogs is now ~570kB.  Soon
(FSVO "soon") the ChangeLog will be longer than Gnus!  Ick!

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Re: More naming problems

[Chris Jones]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:

> Which brings us back to "q".  Was "Quince Gnus" the best we could
> come up with?

Q is good; it conjures up nice Star Trek images.  I suppose, "Quaint"
is out, but how about, "Quintessential?"  :)

Chris

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Re: More naming problems

[Hans de Graaff]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:

> Which brings us back to "q".  Was "Quince Gnus" the best we could
> come up with?

I think so, yes. I also suggested Quassia Gnus, but technically a
quassia is a tree, not a fruit.

Also, does this mean we get three more version before Millennium Gnus
([nop]gnus)? Hmm, Nop Gnus, well, never mind. Does *sound* nice,
though.

Hans

Re: More naming problems

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Hans de Graaff <J.J.deGraaff@twi.tudelft.nl>:

> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:
>> Which brings us back to "q".  Was "Quince Gnus" the best we could
>> come up with?

> I think so, yes. I also suggested Quassia Gnus, but technically a
> quassia is a tree, not a fruit.

> Also, does this mean we get three more version before Millennium Gnus
> ([nop]gnus)? Hmm, Nop Gnus, well, never mind. Does *sound* nice,
> though.

Well... the next one after mgnus, almost gives itself... ngnus for
Nostradamus Gnus... (all this talk about some Millennium or other,
y'know!).

Nah! Dammit!  That one was already used by November Gnus.  This sucks!
:-(

Hm... nognus, maybe...?

Re: More naming problems

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Hans de Graaff <J.J.deGraaff@twi.tudelft.nl> writes:

> I think so, yes. I also suggested Quassia Gnus, but technically a
> quassia is a tree, not a fruit.

I think Quassia Gnus sounds ok...

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Re: More naming problems

[Karl Anderson]

larsi@ifi.uio.no (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen) wrote:

>I think Quassia Gnus sounds ok...

Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.

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Re: More naming problems

[Per Abrahamsen]

Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:

> larsi@ifi.uio.no (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen) wrote:
> 
> >I think Quassia Gnus sounds ok...

>>>>> "Quassia" == M-x webster RET Quassia RET wrote:

Quassia> quas.sia \'kwa:sh-*\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Quassi 18th
Quassia>   cent. Surinam Negro slave who discovered] the medicinal
Quassia>   value of quassia : a drug from the heartwood of various
Quassia>   tropical trees of the ailanthus family used esp. as a
Quassia>   bitter tonic and remedy for roundworms in children and as
Quassia>   an insecticide

Anything that helps us get rid of bugs would be appreciated.

> Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.

>>>>> "Quagga" == M-x webster RET Quagga RET wrote:

Quagga> quag.ga \'kwag-*, 'kwa:g-\ n [obs. Afrik (now kwagga)] : an
Quagga>    extinct wild ass (Equus quagga) of southern Africa related
Quagga>    to the zebras

"Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.

Re: More naming problems

[Brent B. Powers]

Per Abrahamsen writes:
 > From: Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>
 > To: ding@ifi.uio.no
 > Subject: Re: More naming problems
 > Date: 15 Jan 1997 20:45:20 +0100
 > 
 > Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:
 > 
 > > larsi@ifi.uio.no (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen) wrote:
 > > 
 > > >I think Quassia Gnus sounds ok...
 > 
 > >>>>> "Quassia" == M-x webster RET Quassia RET wrote:
 > 
 > Quassia> quas.sia \'kwa:sh-*\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Quassi 18th
 > Quassia>   cent. Surinam Negro slave who discovered] the medicinal
 > Quassia>   value of quassia : a drug from the heartwood of various
 > Quassia>   tropical trees of the ailanthus family used esp. as a
 > Quassia>   bitter tonic and remedy for roundworms in children and as
 > Quassia>   an insecticide
 > 
 > Anything that helps us get rid of bugs would be appreciated.

On reading this, I'd like to withdraw Quinoa (although I do love the
look of the word). Long Live Quassia

Whoops... Ailanthus?  Isn't that the tree/weed that grew in Brooklyn?

 > 
 > > Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.
 > 
 > >>>>> "Quagga" == M-x webster RET Quagga RET wrote:
 > 
 > Quagga> quag.ga \'kwag-*, 'kwa:g-\ n [obs. Afrik (now kwagga)] : an
 > Quagga>    extinct wild ass (Equus quagga) of southern Africa related
 > Quagga>    to the zebras
 > 
 > "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.

Re: More naming problems

[David Moore]

Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:

> Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:
> 
> > Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.
> 
> >>>>> "Quagga" == M-x webster RET Quagga RET wrote:
> 
> Quagga> quag.ga \'kwag-*, 'kwa:g-\ n [obs. Afrik (now kwagga)] : an
> Quagga>    extinct wild ass (Equus quagga) of southern Africa related
> Quagga>    to the zebras
> 
> "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.

	Ooo, that is nice.  That would mean giving up on the fruit
theme.


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Re: More naming problems

[Steven L Baur]

David Moore writes:
> Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:
>> Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:
>> > Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.
>> "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.
> Ooo, that is nice.  That would mean giving up on the fruit
> theme.

I like this one too.  Can fruits wait until next time?
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Re: More naming problems

[Matthew H. Savoie]

David Moore <dmoore@UCSD.EDU> writes:

> Per Abrahamsen <abraham@dina.kvl.dk> writes:
> 
> > Karl Anderson <karla@celtech.com> writes:
> > 
> > > Mmf.  Quagga Gnus.

> > "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.
> 
> 	Ooo, that is nice.  That would mean giving up on the fruit
> theme.
> 

Well, if we were stuck with `Q' as the first letter and fruit being the theme.
How about `Quentin Crisp Gnus'


Mattie...Ducking, hoping that no mammey sappotes get tossed his way.

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Re: More naming problems

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

David Moore <dmoore@UCSD.EDU> writes:

> > "Extinct wild ass" _does_ have a certain sound to it.
> 
> 	Ooo, that is nice.  That would mean giving up on the fruit
> theme.

I like what it means, but I think "Quagga Gnus" looks extremely ugly.
And I don't want to give upon the fruit theme.  "Quassia" looks nice,
but "Quinoa" sounds better...  I think.

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  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: More naming problems

[Jason R. Mastaler]

If not millenium, how about "Epoch Gnus"?  I don't think there has
been an egnus.

Re: More naming problems

[Colin Rafferty]

Jason R Mastaler writes:

> If not millenium, how about "Epoch Gnus"?  I don't think there has
> been an egnus.

I think that this could be confused with an old version of Gnus that ran
on pre-Lucid Emacs.

Also, this is out of alphabetical order (though we can use it two
versions after Gosling Gnus).

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Re:More naming problems

[Brent B. Powers]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen writes:
 > From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
 > To: ding@ifi.uio.no
 > Subject: More naming problems
 > Date: 10 Jan 1997 00:15:19 +0100
 > 
 > I kinda wanted to call the Gnus version after the next version
 > "Millennium Gnus" to celebrate that in 1998 it's been a thousand years
 > since a thousand years ago.  (Gee!)  But "Millennium Gnus" would be
 > "mgnus", which is the same as "Mamey Sapote Gnus", which means that
 > the latter goes out the window.  Which brings us back to "q".  Was
 > "Quince Gnus" the best we could come up with?  (Oooh, I'm having
 > visions of Jack Klugman.  *Not* pretty.)

I still like Quinoa Gnus ... (Think Keen-Wah Nus :))

 > 
 > By the way -- the total length of the ChangeLogs is now ~570kB.  Soon
 > (FSVO "soon") the ChangeLog will be longer than Gnus!  Ick!
 > 
 > -- 
 > (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
 >   larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen

Re: More naming problems

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

"Brent B. Powers" <powers@ml.com> writes:

> I still like Quinoa Gnus ... (Think Keen-Wah Nus :))

Yes, that's the one!  Quinoa Gnus.  

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