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SuSE 'Name-the-Mascot' Contest is Over

Posted by timothy on from the everybody-deserves-a-name dept.

radja writes: "The SuSE chameleon has a new name: Geeko. E-mail to the winners was sent yesterday, so if you joined the contest, check your mail." Radja was pleasantly surprised to receive such mail, and looks forward to getting a plush Geeko and the coming 6.4 distro. Check out the results on the SuSE news page.

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  1. I can't complain by jd · · Score: 5
    I didn't enter, so what right do I have to say that the name they picked was wrong? I had my chance to speak up, and chose not to.

    On the other hand, I think that they'll honestly regret calling it Geeko. I think that's going to be a "one-day wonder". By this time tomorrow, I suspect few (if any) will use that name. Anyone who uses a name at all will use their own.

    Personally, I think the mascot looks more like a piece of "ancient world" art, and a name that reflected longevity would do much better than a slang term that's already out-dated and passing into oblivion.

    (How many IT Department employees are still called the Backroom Boys? Boffins? Egg-heads? Nerds are now a type of candy, and Geek is over-due for the dustbin.)

    Hey, this leads me into a REAL "name-the" competition. What should above-average tech folk be called? If all the older terms are either dead as a doornail, sexist, or both, what would be a great, collective way to describe such people?

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  2. World's Deadliest Naming Contests by planet_hoth · · Score: 4

    Other Failed SuSE Mascot Names

    *Dorko

    *Nerdo

    *David Hasslehoff (already taken)

    *Phil, the Pants Lizard

    *Monica

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