Brainstorming for the manager project name!

Jannis Pohlmann info at sten-net.de
Tue Aug 16 15:49:46 CEST 2005


Wit Wilinski schrieb:
> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:38:55 +0200
> Jannis Pohlmann <info at sten-net.de> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Another idea (which I quite like) would be "Zyklon" which is the german
>>version of "Cyclone". It's also a space rocket developed by the Ukraine
>>and lots more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(disambiguation).
> 
> 
> Well... i would not use a german name like Zyklon, cause it can be
> quite controversial (the gas Zyklon B was used during WW II, in order
> to kill thousands of people)
> 

I thought of that, too, but I can't see any relation between the program
and the gas used in the holocaust. And Xfce isn't a project known for
things like national socialism, is it?

But there are lots of alternatives, so disregarding "Zyklon" is fine for me.

- Jannis



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