Re: [xine-devel] codename xine.NET ?

[Mark T. <mb...@do...>]

On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Guenter Bartsch wrote:

>hallo siggi,
>
>> > and now xine.NET? you really want to use microsoft's name for their
>> > proprietary, well-patented java crush technology as a xine release
>> > codename? i'm confused.
>>
>> Cool, so it already has one important attribute of a marketing gag: it
>> makes people think.
>
>well, personally i think this whole "hello! we are great and we too now
>have codenames" stupid, embarrassing and highly un-professional. but as
>you are the release manager the last word on this is up to you and of
>course i will accept your decision and support it whatever it is :-)
>

I always saw it as more of a  tongue-in-cheek parody of the whole
code-names thing that companies use (and the usual lameness of their
code-names: every time I hear Longhorn I think of Foghorn Leghorn ;-).

Regards,

Mark

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