-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/31/07 12:06, David Brodbeck wrote: > > On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: >> As far as I'm concerned, 'Netscape' is a good name. I always wondered >> how names like 'Seamonkey', 'Iceape' or 'Firefox' could ever make their >> way into a serious, corporate environment. > > Silly names seem to be all the rage with start-ups these days, so maybe > the open source community was just ahead of the curve. ;)
That's been a trend now (in the US, at least) for about 20 years. Started with stupid wussy product names and moved to stupid and or meaningless company names. > For that matter, at one place I worked we used to buy submersible pumps > from a company that was in the habit of casting smiley faces onto all of > their float switch counterweights. We sort of rolled our eyes, but we > kept buying pumps from them anyway. People will tolerate a bit of > whimsy if your product is good. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile." Santa-bot -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHeTF2S9HxQb37XmcRAiMBAKDsl1xHGmt3a1oMUjVwHXIfvaVtHQCgtRux 2QR57Sn7VOMa4gFe1M+xCr0= =QWMV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
