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<B>Samuel Verschelde</B>
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<I>Sun Feb 13 20:54:51 CET 2011</I>
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<PRE>Le dimanche 13 février 2011 13:44:52, Samuel Verschelde a écrit :
><i> Le dimanche 13 février 2011 12:30:50, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
</I>><i> > 2011/2/13 Rob Thomson <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">robt at firscot.com</A>>:
</I>><i> > > On 13/02/11 01:14, Philippe DIDIER wrote:
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> > > I proposed packalog but if you want to avoid pack in the name we could
</I>><i> > > as well try
</I>><i> > > appalog (linking with catalog)
</I>><i> > > or even
</I>><i> > > applogia (not apologia !!!!) or appsologia or applicologia
</I>><i> > > building it the same way as science or discuss about something
</I>><i> > > (eco-logia, psycho-logia, etc...) not very nice for a linguist because
</I>><i> > > being an hybrid of latin and greek roots (nevertheless quite easy to
</I>><i> > > understand)
</I>><i> > > it ends nearly the same as mageia (and is pronounced the same way...)
</I>><i> > > logismikologia would be more canonical (using only greek roots) but
</I>><i> > > less understandable
</I>><i> > > Making hybrids from english and greek may push a linguist to hara-kiri
</I>><i> > > (or indeed seppuku 切腹) but is quite funny :
</I>><i> > > softologia softolog and may be understood by everybody !
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> > > How about - "App(lication) - Buffet" or perhaps "Soft(ware) - Buffet"
</I>><i> > > maybe just "Mageia Buffet"
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> > > In the context of food people get to pick and choose from a variety of
</I>><i> > > offerings and perhaps comment about
</I>><i> > > their choices at the table.
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> > > Also the word "Buffet" is I believe relevant across a variety of
</I>><i> > > languages.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > Agreed. The word is positive and does not have commercial relations.
</I>><i> > It's also a synonym for meeting people, informal environment, etc.
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</I>><i> Well, I'm not fond of food metaphores (food is ephemeral), but that's a
</I>><i> valid proposal. "Banquet" has also a nice connotation of conviviality, and
</I>><i> we know that Asterix and his friends always end an adventure with a
</I>><i> banquet !
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Samuel
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And if you really want something related to food, there's also "Appetit"
(french, german) or "Appetite" (english).
Samuel
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