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  • From: Duane Malcolm <d.malcolm AT auckland.ac.nz>
  • To: SourceMage GNU/Linux Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Source Mage GNU/Linux as a General Prupose Installer
  • Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:22:40 +1300

Do you think the corporate world would take Sourcemage more seriously if we had a "corporate theme", such as ...

summon -> recruit, hostile-takeover
cast -> merger, hire
sorcery -> management
scribe -> archive
gaze -> report, consult
dispel -> fire, disolve, liquidate, lay-off

Just another thought :)


Ricardo Izquierdo wrote:
Quoting sandalle:
Sounds very atractive, using themed therminology for some commands:

Star Trek:
beam -> summon
execute -> cast
computer -> sorcery
?-> scribe
scan_for_hostile->gaze?

Babylon 5:
gate -> summon
? -> cast
b5 -> sorcery
? -> scribe

Lord of the Rings:
uhh, same?
I think that the actual same commands will fit well, for a LOTR theme.

But as I said in a previous mail, using themes like Star Trek, Star wars,
etc... will lessen the name of Source Mage GNU/Linux.

Also, I dare to suggest some changes:
sorcey for wizardry
(maybe this change had been discussed in other threads that i'd miss. I know that is a
mayor change in the distro features. But I think wizardry fits better than sorcery for
a prupose of a themed distro. Sorcery resembles "Sorcerer Linux")

And gaze can be changed for "scry"

But are only thoughts, and kind suggestions.


Ricardo Izquierdo




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