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Firebird Name Debate Enters a New Stage

An anonymous reader writes "As many readers will know, mozilla.org was asked to change the name for their standalone browser, Phoenix as another browser had the same name. After months of discussion, the new name was announced as Mozilla Firebird. Despite the new name being approved by AOL Legal, supporters of the FirebirdSQL database were quick to object (though the name is also used by many other people). A coincidentally named supporter of FirebirdSQL, IBPhoenix, put up a slightly immature request for their readers to participate in mass posting campaign targetting mozilla.org developers' email accounts, newsgroups and even forums at independent sites such as MozillaZine and Slashdot. FirebirdSQL's official site later reiterated this message. However, IBPhoenix have now declared this shock-and-awe stage of their campaign over, heralding it a success. Their second stage calls for a more focussed email protest at just two of mozilla.org's members: Mitchell Baker (mozilla.org's leader) and Asa Dotzler (announcer of the name change). In addition, they ask their readers to move away from 'derogatory messages' and to show more 'courtesy'. Unsurprisingly, the beleaguered admins of affected sites such as MozillaZine have welcomed this change of direction. This is getting very interesting!"

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Frost Pist

  2. First Post by p3rlm0nger · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP.

  3. SP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Socond Pest. Word up, G.

  4. Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Re:Cutesy names are retarded. by Buck2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    your bbq sucks

    I burnt like twelve chickens and a SWEET hamhock on that POS.

    plus! there's no tech support for this thing ... garbage if you ask me ... I'm going to give it to Goodwill, not that I want to foist this piece of junk on some other poor soul or anything, but HEY TAX WRITE-FUCKING-OFF!

    --

    As my father lik@(munch munch)... ....
  6. Re:One Man's Opinion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How the hell does this error-laden drivel get modded up? Just proves the mods here can't even read through their three inch thick coke bottles.

  7. Shock and Awe - show some respect by doctor_oktagon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    .... to both the people of the middle East and your own Armed Forces by not misusing a piece of military terminology before people have even stopped dying, on both sides.

    Don't be arrogant - that's why the Arab world hates the US (and probably now the UK as well) so much.

    Yes, this [i]is[/i] on topic.

  8. fucking petaphiles with mod points by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you were a cow, I'd eat you.

  9. Re:HotWings by stinky+wizzleteats · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    See, this is why I should have read the whole thread before posting. I actually have mod points today, but can't mod this funny as it so richly deserves because I already posted in the thread. Damn! I did it again! Argh.

  10. Re:It was rude. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fuck off, you're a fuckhead