Re: [Super-tux-devel] Intro story

[Christopher A. W. <cr...@li...>]

> I Googled around for a few minutes and found a number of other places 
> were Gown is mentioned:
> 
> PengSwinm!                http://pengswim.sourceforge.net/
> TuxKart                      http://tuxkart.sourceforge.net/
> A Quest for Herring     http://tuxaqfh.sourceforge.net/
> X-Tux                         http://xtux.sourceforge.net/
> 
> Not to mention all of the LUGs and message boards, ect. that have 
> references to Gown. Of course that doesn't mean we couldn't use some 
> other name, but Gown seems pretty well established.
> Just my 2 cents :)
> 
>        Alex
> 

Well, if you want to bring googled pages into the matter... there are
plenty where Linux programmers (as in Linux specifically kernel
programmers, not general GNU/Linux programmers) were asked what major
things were seen for Linux in 2004... one of the more interesting
questions was if Tux would finally get a girlfriend.  There are various
pages with various responses, but I think my favorite is here:
http://www.linuxworld.com/story/37996_p.htm

Tux has had several girlfriends over the past 4 years. Seems most left
in the same hurry they arrived in. Seems Tux remains focussed on being
around for a long time. Chances are Tux will remain a bachelor.

Well, if he's had multiple girlfriends in the past, I see no reason that
he shoudn't have a differently named girlfriend now.
But that's just me.
Gwen sounds better than Gown, but it isn't a great name.  However, I
think Gown sucks awfully as a name, so I personally rather it not be
included at all.  It might be an entertaining pun, but it doesn't sound
like a name at all.  If anyone has a better name for his girlfriend,
feel free to share it.  However, as much as geeks like puns, let's
remember that this isn't a game designed just for geeks.  Thus Tux's
girlfriend shouldn't have a name my little sister grimaces at just
because we think it's kind of funny.

Christopher Allan Webber


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