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To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
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Subject: Re: -current marketting name?
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Julian Elischer wrote:

> SO ok, we need a good marketting name for 5.0..
>
> Off the top of my head FreeBSD 5.0 "banana" :-)
> slug, monkey, heffalump, peach, blender... :-)
>
> blackjack (It's a gamble)
> tahoe, reno amd vegas are gone, but "silver city" is up for grabs :-)
>
>
> p.s. while the names suggested are humourous I am very serious about
> needing some name upon which we can hang some hoopla.
>
> Jaguar.. uh rats...
> wolfpack, scout, vanguard..
> I dunno..


I very much agree that a name is a great idea for a release, but just 
_what_ to name it is tough... Something random and surreal would be 
best, I think (and points of for whoever makes the obvious /dev/random 
pun...).

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