Damn... Didn't know about Jaffa being a Israeli region. :) What I do know is that is is a (at least) swedish carbonated beverage. :) Anyhow, Good choices there! Sam Persson NoseGrab Studios ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 3:49 AM Subject: [openbeos] Re: OBOS new name > That probably isn't too bad of an idea... > > Auros - from the Greek - to hear/hearing/audible > Begin - verb - to start. > Dysis - Greek Goddess of Sunset > Firebox - the part of a furnace where the burning is done > Firefly - a winged insect, native to North America (other places?) that emits light > Forge - a furnace/area used for shaping metal > Haiku - Japanese - a poem with a particular form - Net+'s error messages are Haikus... > Indigo - a deep purple > Infinity - never ending, the mathematical representation of the highest number possible > Jaffa - a region of Israel and a type of orange > Mantis - a Preying Mantis is a helpful insect that eats other insects > Menlo - where Be was located, also where Edison did most of his inventing > Nemo - fictional captain, creator of the Nautilus > Nova - an exploded star > Terra - latin root for Earth > > >I guess it would be much more helpful for us to choose a new name for OBOS if > >we know what those names in the vote actually mean...what do you think? > > > >Excuse me, but English isn't my native language, but some names aren't > >english anyway! > > > >