true. NOVA stands for NEW..look ate inNOVAtion = INOVATIE(something like this is in latin..I am not sure but this is in Romanian witch is the closest language to Latin). And another thing would be that it is TERA and not Terra and it is not the Latin root word for Earth..it is the lain word for EARTH but it is not related with EARTH. TERA it is still used in Latin languages like Romanian for example. I like "NewBe!" or even "BeNT" like "BeNT down M$"?!?!?! lol..Guys I am waiting for dam Ebay to send me the 3COM 3c905 network card so finaly I have a network and then hope I can contribute a little to this project. at least I'll try.. regards, Valentin.. > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Baratz [mailto:Adam_Baratz@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Freitag, 25. Oktober 2002 04:07 > To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [openbeos] Re: OBOS new name > > > > Begin - verb - to start. > > I like the way this one works with Be. *Be*gin. Too bad gin > doesn't have > too much to do with this project or something. > > > Firefly - a winged insect, native to North America (other > places?) that > emits light > > I don't know if this is still an issue, but there was an > agent program for > doing Internet searching (eventually bought by someone) > called Firefly. > > > Nova - an exploded star > > Nova means new. A supernova is an exploded star. (e.g., Nova > Scotia = New > Scotland) > > -Adam > >