[openbeos] Re: OFFLIST : Re: Re: What a wonderful thing to read
- From: François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:03:41 +0200 (MEST)
Hmmm I suggest you do Tai Chi _and_ force yourself to go to bed before noon...
this really helps, believe me :-D
François.
En réponse à Donovan Schulteis <deej@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 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]
>
>
>
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