Re: [Gaim-cabal] Name and SoC

[Luke S. <lsc...@us...>]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 03:30:24PM -0400, Ethan Blanton wrote:
> Evan Schoenberg spake unto us the following wisdom:
> > >Names on that list I don't hate: Cohort, Pidgin, Concorde.
> > While I like the idea behind pidgin in terms of its meaning, I worry  
> > that it might carry negative connotations to some people as an  
> > uneducated / oversimplified linguistic set.
> 
> Dude, we're talking about an instant messenger.  These people *are*
> uneducated, and they friggin' BUTCHER the language.
> 
> Pidgin has my #1 vote for all the marvelous nuances to its meaning as
> applied to an IM program.
> 
> Ethan

I have to agree with this sentiment.  I'm not sure where I ranked it
originally, but if I were voting today, I'd probly rank this first
and spiel second.

luke

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