Phoenux, Phoneux, Phonux?

[Martin Jansa]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2012 at 05:03:55PM +0100, Nick Sheppard wrote:
> On 31/05/12 16:36, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> ...
>  >
>  > 4. Nomenclature OpenPhoneux/GTA04
>  >
>  > There may be some confusion what "GTA04" and "OpenPhoneux"
>  > are and what makes them different.
>  >
>  > We define:
>  > * GTA*: the next generation motherboard(s), i.e. electronics
>  > * OpenPhonux: the future "independent mobile handheld" project
>  >     aiming at complete devices (i.e. GTA04 + case + components)
>  >
>  > Currently, we run the domains www.gta04.org and
>  > www.openphoenux.org. The Openphoenux.org home
>  > page will be made more prominent and content rich soon.
>  >
> 
> This was a really informative post - thanks!  But how are you going to 
> spell the new baby's name?  I see Phoenux, Phoneux, and Phonux all 
> within a few lines.
> 
> If we were voting, I'd go for OpenPhonux, because it's roughly equal 
> parts Phone, Phoenix and Linux which seems about right.
> 
> Also, importantly I think, if you heard it spoken you'd probably be able 
> to guess correctly how it's spelled, which helps with googling and 
> word-of-mouth publicity.  And it has the sound "phone" in it which helps 
> tell people what it is ("Phoenux" doesn't, at least in English).  And 
> "Phoneux" looks as if it should be pronounced in French (or is that just 
> me ...).
> 
> But of course it's the parents who should name the baby, and I'm really 
> only a bystander, though soon-to-be GTA04 owner ...

To make this naming even more confusing:

Today I've noticed webOS enthusiasts calling themselves
Phoenix International Communications
http://phxdevices.com/

-- 
Martin 'JaMa' Jansa     jabber: Martin.Jansa at gmail.com
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