[openbeos] Re: OFFLIST : Re: Re: What a wonderful thing to read

Ah!!!!  And I even changed the subject line...

You and Daniel's problem is REALLY getting contagious!

:P

Deej


> Michael, I did up an, um, interesting news item on BeGroovy on this, 
> but want to make sure you don't mind the posting of before I put 
> it "online".  It's obsured, to say the least, and fun - but then, 
I've 
> been here all night, and fun in my mind might not be in anyone else's 
> right now.  :P 
> 
> I used "Lost in Translation", a site that does 10 babelfish 
> translations on stuff, on this statement....
> 
> "Start thinking of a new name for the open version of our beloved 
> operating system. In a message accidentally sent publically, it was 
> conceded that the name must be changed, and that ideas will be 
accepted 
> in the near future for use in a public poll."
> 
> And it came out like this:
> 
> "It begins to think to a new name for the open version ours 
appreciates 
> the software of the operation.  In a warning, this was transmitted 
> involuntary publically, ingualmente confessed that the name must be 
> changed and that the ideas are accepted in the future immediate for 
the 
> use in an open voice."
> 
> So, I posted the _idea_ and a link to lost in translation, and then 
> the "translated" version, with the original "hidden" below it in 
white 
> text with small sized font (you can highlight the whitespace area to 
> see the original text).
> 
> What do you think?  Fun post, lame idea, or don't bother at all?  
> Should I include a "hidden" link to your post on the freelist 
> archives?  
> 
> Will wait on your response before putting the news item "online" or 
> not.  :)
> 
> Deej
> 
> 
> > For some reason, I can not seem to look at the "To" box, when 
> something is from Daniel and it is Monday. :-/
> > 
> > Anyway, I don't want to start a discussion here at all, because it 
> will clog up everyone's mailboxes, but we need a new name. Basically 
> for legal reasons. No, no one has threatened or anything, but the 
time 
> has come. OBOS or OpenBeOS is not really legally defensible in the 
US, 
> so it has to change. Suggestions will be solicited SHORTLY in an 
> appropriate forum. At some point, they will be voted on by the 
general 
> community and we will have a new name. So, please, get your thinking 
> caps on but don't post any ideas here. A forum will be provided.
> > 
> > Other than that, back to work! :-)
> > 
> > [snip]
> > >1) How hard would it be to implement something like suggestion box 
> for a new name?
> > >1b) How hard would it then be to have an ip-logged vote occur? 
> > >
> > [snip]
> 
> 
> 
> 

--
Donovan Schulteis
Chairman, BeUnited
deej@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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