> > [snip] > > Oh, and, of course, some of the names aren't available as URLs. > > [snip] > > This one seems to be a rather needless stumbling block. > Is there any *real* reason to avoid, say, Walter, if www.walter.com > is taken? Suppose you were really in love with the name Walter. > Wouldn't something like www.walteros.com, www.walter-os.com, > walteroperatingsystem.com, etc. be acceptable? > > I'm not so sure that folks expect to simply type in > www.obviousguess.com anymore and get the site they want. > > In fact, I'd suggest that most folks would just go to google or yahoo > and > search for "Walter". (Hence the rationale for choosing an easily web- > searchable > yet unique name.) I have to say I freaking *hate* the idea of naming the OS Walter, to such an extend that I would be embarrased to say I used an OS called that. In the UK, you call someone a "Walter" if they are a bit dumb, not something that I think of when I use BeOS. Thanks Andrew Edward McCall +========---------------------- |eMail - mccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |Web - http://www.digitalparadise.co.uk/ |ICQ - 4697234 +====-------------- |OpenBeOS - Join the revolution now! |http://www.openbeos.org/ +=======-----------------