Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ spinner on Wednesday 09 January 2008 16:28 : \____
>
>> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:04:27 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> ____/ Bob Tennent on Wednesday 09 January 2008 13:17 : \____
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:06:57 GMT, 7 wrote:
>>>> > Just a thought.
>>>> > There ought to be a generic name for encumbered Linuxes like Novel's
>>>> > linux, linspire, turbolinux, xandross and anyone else thinking of
>>>> > doing what those guys have done by selling out to patent troll
>>>> > inclined companies.
>>>
>>> That is a brilliant idea. It would make a consistent terminology.
>>>
>>>> > What about
>>>> >
>>>> > Cucumber Linux
>>>> > Cucumbered Linux (just two letters changed from encumbered Linux)
>>>> > Cucumbered Linux :-)
>>>>
>>>> How about Tainted Linux?
>>
>> Shouldn't that be, "Tainted GNU/Linux"? :)
>
> I thought that before posting. Since they hardly care about the GPL (they
> violate it by spirit), why GNU? Why even Linux? One company just called it
> Lindows.
>
>>> I tried this before, but people take offence in that. When words like
>>> 'infected' or 'tainted' are used, I've faced comparisons to Nazi
>>> propaganda from a pro-Novell zealot (others attacked him for suggesting
>>> this).
>>
>> If it pisses 'em off that much then it's perfect!
>
> If I say 'tainted', Novell employees call me a zealot.
>
Tainted is good. Let the Novell zealots scream, we can ignore them.
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