Re: I really liked the name of our distro until now
Are we all to think now that we should rename the rolling release of openSUSE to something other than a tumble 😉 or a little less weedy Thats not an off-topic conversation. 🙂 Cameron Seader 208.420.2167 ________________________________ From: Carlos E. R. Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 10:34 AM To: oS-fctry Subject: Re: I really liked the name of our distro until now On 2023-01-26 18:23, Neal Gompa wrote:
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2023-01-26 17:36, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
Wow.
As an American who lived in the Midwest for half my life, I've known this and found it very funny. While I encountered tumbleweeds a fair bit, I wasn't a farmer. :)
Most people in the central US (especially farmers) would probably find it unpleasant, though.
I saw some of them crossing the road in the middle plain of Spain (the one of Don Quixote) during a wind storm, and for the first time I realized they were dangerous. I had to dodge them with the car. I have not heard much of them since... that was 1985 or so. (Much as I enjoy this talk, we should move to the offtopic mail list if we wish to continue) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from Elesar, using openSUSE Leap 15.4)
* Cameron Seader <CSeader@suse.com> [01-26-23 12:54]:
Are we all to think now that we should rename the rolling release of openSUSE to something other than a tumble 😉 or a little less weedy Thats not an off-topic conversation. 🙂
Cameron Seader 208.420.2167
________________________________ From: Carlos E. R. Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 10:34 AM To: oS-fctry Subject: Re: I really liked the name of our distro until now
On 2023-01-26 18:23, Neal Gompa wrote:
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2023-01-26 17:36, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
Wow.
As an American who lived in the Midwest for half my life, I've known this and found it very funny. While I encountered tumbleweeds a fair bit, I wasn't a farmer. :)
Most people in the central US (especially farmers) would probably find it unpleasant, though.
I saw some of them crossing the road in the middle plain of Spain (the one of Don Quixote) during a wind storm, and for the first time I realized they were dangerous. I had to dodge them with the car.
I have not heard much of them since... that was 1985 or so.
(Much as I enjoy this talk, we should move to the offtopic mail list if we wish to continue)
-- Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from Elesar, using openSUSE Leap 15.4)
you mean like changing GIMP because some believe it to describe something undesirable? and after ~30 years with the same name which is actually an acronym completely different than some people interpretation. Tumbleweed is a good and apt name and is not connotative of something undesirable or disagreeable. And I have lived in the mid-west farming area for >80 years and spent time in the west. tumbleweed are just tumbleweeds and provide something different for the landscape. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet oftc
On 1/26/23 12:28, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
you mean like changing GIMP because some believe it to describe something undesirable? and after ~30 years with the same name which is actually an acronym completely different than some people interpretation.
Tumbleweed is a good and apt name and is not connotative of something undesirable or disagreeable. And I have lived in the mid-west farming area for >80 years and spent time in the west. tumbleweed are just tumbleweeds and provide something different for the landscape.
I think that Tumbleweed is an apt name. It just keeps rolling along! The occasional hiccup is to be expected, just as the weed hits an obstacle every once in a while. I still like the name. Larry
ha ha. Is it Friday yet. of course Tumbleweed is appropriately named. :-) Cameron Seader 208.420.2167 ________________________________________ From: Larry Finger <larry.finger@gmail.com> on behalf of Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:00 PM To: factory@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: I really liked the name of our distro until now On 1/26/23 12:28, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
you mean like changing GIMP because some believe it to describe something undesirable? and after ~30 years with the same name which is actually an acronym completely different than some people interpretation.
Tumbleweed is a good and apt name and is not connotative of something undesirable or disagreeable. And I have lived in the mid-west farming area for >80 years and spent time in the west. tumbleweed are just tumbleweeds and provide something different for the landscape.
I think that Tumbleweed is an apt name. It just keeps rolling along! The occasional hiccup is to be expected, just as the weed hits an obstacle every once in a while. I still like the name. Larry
Hi guys, Am Donnerstag, 26. Januar 2023, 20:00:39 CET schrieb Larry Finger:
On 1/26/23 12:28, Patrick Shanahan wrote: {...}
Tumbleweed is a good and apt name and is not connotative of something undesirable or disagreeable. And I have lived in the mid-west farming area for >80 years and spent time in the west. tumbleweed are just tumbleweeds and provide something different for the landscape.
I think that Tumbleweed is an apt name. It just keeps rolling along! The occasional hiccup is to be expected, just as the weed hits an obstacle every once in a while.
I still like the name.
Honestly, me too, still. The major character of our distribution is nicely reflected (tumbling), and being the better dope for our computers is hitting the nail directly. Whoever came up with that name, that was in a genius move! Not sure, if I'm able to get the invasive nature of the name sponsor out of my head again. Especially when there is a terrible invasion going on in its country of origin. Therefore, it reflects the brightest parts, as well as some dark aspects. Just like in real life.. Cheers Pete -- Life without chameleons is possible, but pointless.
* Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> [01-27-23 03:44]:
On 26. 01. 23, 20:52, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
Whoever came up with that name, that was in a genius move!
Greg, IIRC.
and "evergreen" before if memory serves. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet oftc
Am Freitag, 27. Januar 2023, 14:10:22 CET schrieb Patrick Shanahan:
* Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> [01-27-23 03:44]:
On 26. 01. 23, 20:52, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
Whoever came up with that name, that was in a genius move!
Greg, IIRC.
and "evergreen" before if memory serves.
Evergreen was the community maintained long term release, led by Wolfgang Rosenauer! Best, Pete -- Life without chameleons is possible, but pointless.
On 26/1/23 21:00, Larry Finger wrote:
On 1/26/23 12:28, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
you mean like changing GIMP because some believe it to describe something undesirable? and after ~30 years with the same name which is actually an acronym completely different than some people interpretation.
Tumbleweed is a good and apt name and is not connotative of something undesirable or disagreeable. And I have lived in the mid-west farming area for >80 years and spent time in the west. tumbleweed are just tumbleweeds and provide something different for the landscape.
I think that Tumbleweed is an apt name. It just keeps rolling along! The occasional hiccup is to be expected, just as the weed hits an obstacle every once in a while.
Well said. :)
I still like the name.
Larry
-- Ahmad Samir
participants (6)
-
Ahmad Samir -
Cameron Seader -
Hans-Peter Jansen -
Jiri Slaby -
Larry Finger -
Patrick Shanahan