[Mageia-discuss] New name for cooker

Tue Sep 21 16:46:31 CEST 2010

On 09/21/2010 01:34 PM, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+> 2010/9/21 Tux99 <tux99-mga at uridium.org>:
+>>
+>> I vote for 'mixer', easy to remember, easy to pronounce, easy to write.
+> 
+> Hmm, "mixer" like in alsamixer ?
+
+Well, more like "mixer" as in the kitchen appliance. But I'm definitely
+aware of "mixer" as in "concrete mixer", "audio mixing board" (predating
+alsamixer by decades ;-) ), etc.
+
+>> Cauldron is too hard to promounce
+> 
+> You kidding? It is English, it has only 2 syllables, what is the
+> difficulty there?
+> You know how to pronounce "Paul"? Now replace the "P" with a "C" and
+> add "dron" which is pronounced it as it is spelled.
+
+I think it's important to remember users in non-Latin languages. I
+almost sent my message with a note about the "aul" sound maybe
+complicating things ("cowdrun?" "no, CAAAULLL-dron" "oh, of course,
+calldrone!"). But nonetheless, I like it.
+
+> I wonder what is the difference between cooker and cauldron,
+> pronociation-wise I mean.
+> 
+> C'mon, we are all not illiterate monkeys.
+
+I'm sure you're excited about this launch, but I think that's an
+inflammatory statement. You don't have to be illiterate or a monkey to
+have problems with language, just inexperienced in foreign languages
+and/or English.
+
+And as a native English speaker, I can attest to the fact that yes, in
+the technical world, people tend to have, er, interesting ideas about
+spelling - whether it's intentional or not. And while the international
+technical language may be English, names bring along with them a lot of
+cultural and orthographic baggage.
+
+- John
+