"Open Source In Mobile (OSiM)" conference, September, Spain

cassj at earthlink.net cassj at earthlink.net
Sat Jul 14 07:18:31 CEST 2007


Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> Brad Midgley writes:
>>> only Spaniard here, do you know the meaning of 'Moko' in Spanish? 
>>> It's hard
>>> to tell people here about your great platform after they listen to 
>>> its name!
>> wasn't the chevrolet "nova" one of the last cars to be marketed by
>> just one name worldwide? It wasn't such a great product name for
>> Spanish speakers.
>
> Having owned a 1975 Nova, I'll just say that it was a singularly
> well-named car. Or at least it would have been, if I were Spanish.
>
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Here's a couple of  interesting Moko origins.....
http://www.tattooarchive.com/history/maori_moko.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/moko-1

A Google image search for "Moko" returns some cool Maori Moko (face) tats.

Cheers....Cazzj
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