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Re: [Savannah-hackers] Naming our sourceforge clone (was Re: Savannah an


From: Jeff Bailey
Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] Naming our sourceforge clone (was Re: Savannah and non-GNU software)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:42:23 -0800

On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:44:25AM -0500, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:

> > RMS has also indicated that the FSF is going to take on projects other
> > than GNU - Like the free encyclopedia, and others.  non-gnu.fsf.org
> > could offer alot of confusion with those other projects.
> 
> I see this point, however, GNU is clearly a software project.  IMHO,
> non-gnu indicates "software that isn't GNU".
> 
> I suppose we could go with non-gnu-software.fsf.org, but that's a bit
> long.

And also misses my point that savannah is neither owned nor run by the 
FSF. =)

> If we wanted to go for the "NOT Sourceforge" idea, we could be
> grasp.fsf.org, where GRASP stands for: "GRASP Replaces A Sourceforge
> Project".  There are probably other cute acronyms we could come up with of
> this nature.

If you're ever at a loss for a name, ask Gordon - he's got an endless 
supply. =)

-- 
My UUism extends beyond national boundaries.



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