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Re: [Bug-gnubg] branding: choosing an exact name
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Jim Segrave |
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Re: [Bug-gnubg] branding: choosing an exact name |
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Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:34:43 +0200 |
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On Wed 11 Jun 2003 (07:44 +0000), Joern Thyssen wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 07:08:49PM -0300, Albert Silver wrote
> > Actually, when referring to it I drop the backgammon altogether and
> > refer to it simply as GNU.
>
> I don't like that since GNU has a broader meaning. I know that many
> user's of gnubg doesn't know this, but I don't think we should add to
> the confusion ourselves.
>
> I prefer gnubg (in lowercase) because it's the name of the command and
> it's easy to type -- but that's my personal opinion!
I like it because it suggests that gnubg is so good that it's
virtually a generic name for backgammon software. Sort of boasting by
being modest.
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Jim Segrave address@hidden