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brad
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:53 am    Post subject: Project Name Reply with quote

Have we decided on a name for the project? For the namespace?

I've heard Phoenix, but we'd be conflicting with someone else. Then we could change it to Firebird and conflict with someone else.

Any more on Ares, the Greek name for Mars? Other suggestions? Everest, K2

Latin for "fix":
destino -are [to make fast , fix down; to fix, determine, settle, appoint]; with infin., [to resolve to do]; of persons, [to appoint] to an office; of things, [to fix upon, intend to buy]. Hence partic. destinatus -a -um, [fixed, determined]; n. as subst., [an objective or intention]; '(ex) destinato', [intentionally].

Latin for "rise":
(Lots of good ones on this page: http://cobalt.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookdown.pl?rise)
I like sero, surgo

For the English to Latin translator:
http://cobalt.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookdown.pl

Knock-offs of boost: surge, burst, emerge

When we have more suggestions or a good base, I'll make a poll with them, so we can have a vote.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:52 am    Post subject: Re: Project Name Reply with quote

Well I suggested 'Ares', so of course I'm a big biased. I've been using 'phoenix' everywhere else since that was where the threads were going at the time.

Idea Brad, can you set up a poll for this topic if nobody contributes any more ideas? I think that would really expedite things.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Project Name Reply with quote

brad wrote:
Have we decided on a name for the project? For the namespace?
Here's a few more ideas (if you like them, I was serious / if you don't like them, I was just kidding):
    fear ("phobos" translated into English)
    panic ("deimos" translated into English)
    intrepid (fancy way of saying "fearless")
    dontpanic (for Douglas Adams fans)
Edit: Oh, and I'm re-suggesting newt because it's short and fun to say.

brad wrote:
I've heard Phoenix, but we'd be conflicting with someone else. Then we could change it to Firebird and conflict with someone else.
Right, we could call it dig. Then we could change the name to dui. Then, we could just rename it to duifox. Or something like that.

If we do a poll with a bunch of suggestions, we should do a run-off if no option gets the majority of votes.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In keeping with the Greek theme, I'd like to suggest Talos/Thalos--possibly the greatest artifice of ancient times and purportedly given as a gift to guard Crete. Besides, how can you resist a giant robot? Wink
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