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Oracle Asks OpenOffice Community Members To Leave
Elektroschock writes "In an unprecedented move with respect to other forks, Oracle asked the founders of the Document Foundation and LibreOffice to leave the OpenOffice.org Community Council. Apparently there is a conflict of interest, which concerns the Oracle employees."
Yeah, it's their right to keep the name, if the open source people really want to prove that open source is better anyway they should just make the fork better and let the market decide. It was also pointed out that the name actually sucks so maybe this is really a good thing, as long as they don't use that gay LibreOffice name.
They should choose a name with more "zazziness" (Kaching Office, I dunno) or a really simple and straightforward one (like FreeOffice). Libre Office gives an air of smugness like the one that you get from <insert minority here> rights movement, or from vegans and other super ecofriendly people.
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When Americans hear "Libre", they probably think of Cuba, rum, and communist revolutionaries. For some software, that may be good, but for a business office suite, I don't think those are good associations. They should think of something else.
"Libre"?
It's Mexican. And it means "wrestlers wearing masks".
It comes from the Latin "Liber" - which means "quaff another brew".
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Yeah, Apple really is gay/ghey... In more ways than one.
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your analysis of the entomology of the word 'gay' is ridiculous, you clearly pulled that right out of your virgin ass, please consult a dictionary before making such wild claims that there is some link between the homosexual use of the word gay and living a happy lifestyle. It was a pejorative retasked to insult homosexuals from the start.
The word "gay" now also means "lame" (which itself now means "stupid" and not "suffering from a leg disability"). Words change, get used to it.
This is Slashdot, a haven for corporate fanbois. Just say something bad about Microsoft (no matter how true) and watch your post get modded troll or flamebait. Apparently (it boggles the mind), there's even some Oracle fans here with mod points.
...I have to call you out for using "gay" as a pejorative here. If you think it's stupid, call it that. If you think it's idiotic, call it that. If you think it's bad branding, say so. But don't call it "gay" for the same reason you wouldn't call it a "n*****" name.
It's the nature of language to evolve; words mean what you use them to mean. Many words have more than one meaning, and gay is one of those. For years, "gay" has been colloquially used to mean, roughly, "silly in a lame way." Some people instead use the word "ghey" to reflect this idea, to disconnect its use from the use of gay to mean homosexual.
Use of the word "nigger" is not comparable, AFAIK; it has never been in common use for any other meaning than as a pejorative for dark-skinned people of African origin.