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VA Linux Now VA Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the remember-when-this-was-a-linux-company dept.

g2g was among the people who noticed that Slashdot & OSDNs parent, VA Linux Systems has changed its name to VA Software. vasoftware.com is the new domain as I guess they are focusing on SourceForge and OSDN. On the upside, I guess newspapers will stop calling the company 'Linux' all the time.

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  1. This reminds me by erikdalen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somehow this reminds me of NeXT computers changing name to NeXT Software (and then was bought out by apple).

    But I suppose the new name better reflects their business.

    --
    Erik Dalén
  2. At least... by Bazman · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... its not changed to VA GNU/Linux.

    Baz

  3. Well by MSBob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not call yourselves Software,Hardware and Information Technology? The new ticker will be adequate with the company's performance too.

    --
    Your pizza just the way you ought to have it.
  4. In other news... by Marcus+Brody · · Score: 5, Funny
    To reflect their mammoth, monopolistic postion, Microsoft have changed their name to just "Soft".

    To reflect the fact they do not, have never and will never sell apples, Apple computers have changes their name to "Mac"

    To reflect the fact that they are now more of a computer manufacturior rather than a machine manufacturer, and that they also operate at both a personal and business level, International Business Machines (IBM) have changed their name to International Computers & Stuff (ICS).

    To reflect the fact that they are not mandrakes, do not look like mandrakes, and - despite the fact they are french - rarely even eat mandrakes, Mandrake Software are changin their name to "ThatFrenchDistro".

    and so on....


    To reflect the fact that I am not really Denholm Elliot in Indian Jones and the last crusade, I will now be changing my name by Deed Poll to "Depressed Cupboard Cheescake", to better represent my psychological state.

    Thankyou, and.... Goodnight