[unios] Re: naming (was something too long to write)

[Anders Petersson]

From: Anders Petersson <anders.petersson@mbox320.swipnet.se>

>From: Pieter Dumon <Pieter.Dumon@rug.ac.be>
>
>> 
>> From: Pat Wendorf <beholder@ican.net>
>> 
>> > If everybody agrees that this is the preferred system, we could just call
>> > it UniOS.
>> 
>> I biased to the extreme: I like the UniOS name :)
>> 
>
>I like the name UniOS as a working name , but I don't like it as a final
>name. (Sorry Pat) It just sounds to much like UNIX.UniOS should 
>architecturally be different. Not that I dislike UNIX: 

Fine for me. The final name can wait.

>"Unix is like women, once you tried it, you'r addicted"

I wouldn't be too sure, judging from my own reaction. I'm speaking about
*Unix*, of course!! :-)

>The OS I'm developping in my spare time is called "DOONIX" by my friends
>(not by me). "DOE" means "DO" in Dutch, so "DOO" sounds more English,
>and "NIKS" (NIX to Unix-i-fy it), means "NOTHING" . It doesn't work yet
>indeed (And I don't know if it ever will) :-)

Hehe. 'Mos' in Swedish means 'pulp' or 'mash'. :) Hopefully I'll stay away
from that state.

binEng

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