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View Poll Results: What should we call a computer running Linux?
It's a Linux 7 19.44%
It's a LinKit 2 5.56%
Lets try to steal the Mac name, let's call it Lac 0 0%
It's the ONLY REAL PC! So I'll allways claim that the majority are running a Wac (windows that is) 2 5.56%
It's only a computer, let's not get all marketing oriented 17 47.22%
I've got a better suggestion (please post) 8 22.22%
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Old 05-01-2006, 11:30 AM   #31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aysiu
Macs are called Macs because they run the Mac OS X operating system (or Mac OS 9).
I thought they were called Macs because of the name Macintosh...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macintosh
 
Old 05-02-2006, 10:28 AM   #32
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Just linux because the whole point of Linux is choice.
 
Old 05-02-2006, 02:01 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by krisealv
My girlfriend suggested NUX

pronounced nuuks as in Linux, not nucks. the name would benefit from beeing short, since few would bother saying "gnu/linux IBM compatible computer"
well you could take the "GNU/Linux IBM Compatible computer" and call it a GLICC (glick).
 
Old 05-02-2006, 04:55 PM   #34
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Linux Box is reasonably descriptive, even if it lacks marketing panache. Desktop mistress does have some appeal though.
 
Old 05-02-2006, 05:01 PM   #35
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It's a box.
Seconded. Linux box, Windows box, OSX box etc.
And the plural of box is boxen.
 
Old 05-02-2006, 09:02 PM   #36
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Why name is needed ? it's OS after all.
 
Old 05-04-2006, 07:10 AM   #37
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as petespin27 mentioned, i think TuxBox is catchy. we can go with it.

i am sorry if too many dont agree with me
 
Old 05-04-2006, 07:33 AM   #38
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Maybe we could shorten "TuxBox" and just call it a "Tub" or "Tubo".
 
Old 05-04-2006, 07:43 AM   #39
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linux computers is the answer
 
  


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