[Precisionix-General] Re: Name change
- From: Andrew Sorensen <aos@xxxxxxx>
- To: precisionix-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:39:22 -0700
On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 23:32 -0500, Robert O'Callahan wrote:
> Andrew asked me to join this to suggest new names for the project. I
> think a linux distro could distinguish itself by courting Chinese
> desktop users. Right now, all (generalizations are generally accurate
> for the Chinese) Chinese desktop users run pirated copies of Windows.
> While, their government's claims that they are cracking down on piracy
> are unlikely, I think it still is an untapped linux desktop market.
> Just package emule, skype, and msn (all Chinese use these programs）
> compatible clients along with out-of-box tor, decent CJK fonts, and
> SCIM/SKIM, and it would be an easy sell as superior to Windows. This
> is the largest untapped Linux market. There would be some conflict
> over being unsanctioned by their government, but this just means our
> distro will be distrod via emule.
>
> This could still be a multilingual-supporting distro, but attracting
> Chinese users would be an easy way to make it successful.
>
> I don't care much for the name PrescioNix. I suggest Inschato, since
> everyone who I've ever mentioned that string to has commented how
> catchy it is. If you guys are interested in the Chinese tack, I
> suggest Kuai Long (Fast Dragon).
>
> -Rob
>
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05040 already a chinese linux distro out
there!
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