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The funniest/strangest open source names

Started by rofranco 1 year ago Add a comment

Not only opensource projects usually have good quality and originality, but sometimes, they also have funny names or sometimes the teams come up with names in the most strangest ways.
So I propose a contest to find out which one has the most funny or strange name of all.
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Tags: opensource software applications, strange, technology

1.	The Gimp THE wrong choice of name for a drawing program Add a comment	Vote! 15 votes 294 pts
2.	Ogg Vorbis I hate it. I hate it just because it has such a bad name. Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 215 pts
3.	Ubuntu Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed ... [show more] Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too! [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 96 pts
4.	GNU The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Vari... [show more] The GNU Project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX-like operating system which is free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the kernel called Linux, are now widely used; though these systems are often referred to as Linux, they are more accurately called GNU/Linux systems. GNU is a recursive acronym for GNU's Not UNIX; it is pronounced guh-noo, like canoe. http://www.gnu.org/ [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 94 pts
5.	Apache HTTP Server Eight programmers with an interest in doing more with a common software application -- the NCSA Web server that had originally bee... [show more] Eight programmers with an interest in doing more with a common software application -- the NCSA Web server that had originally been developed by Rob McCool -- found each other on the Net and began exchanging ideas, changes, and fixes. At first the group referred to their project by the joke name "A Patchy Server" -- in reference to the patches they were applying to the NCSA server to add features and fixes. Ultimately, the Apache name was formally adopted out of respect for the Native American tribe ... and the eight programmers became known as the Apache Group. http://httpd.apache.org/ [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 80 pts
6.	SourceKibitzer.org Kib-itz-er - 1. A person who looking on offers unrequested criticism; one who kibitzes. 2. A giver of uninvited advice.... [show more] Kib-itz-er - 1. A person who looking on offers unrequested criticism; one who kibitzes. 2. A giver of uninvited advice. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 79 pts
7.	Gambas Open software clone to Microsoft's Visual Basic Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 74 pts
8.	Debian Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. ... [show more] Debian was begun in August 1993 by Ian Murdock, as a new distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU. Debian comes from the names of the creator of Debian, Ian Murdock, and his wife, Debra. http://www.debian.org/ [show less] 1 Comment	Vote! 2 votes 35 pts
9.	UIRA UIRA (UIRA Isn't a Recursive Acronym) is the new name of a former existing project Flash4Linux. The team changed the name for se... [show more] UIRA (UIRA Isn't a Recursive Acronym) is the new name of a former existing project Flash4Linux. The team changed the name for several reasons : - Flash is a Macromedia registered tradmark - UIRA had begun a complete redesign of F4L - UIRA will be available under several platforms UIRA is actually the name of a ligthning god of Maori's, this name had been heavily hard to find anymway. http://www.uira.org/ [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 35 pts
10.	Kororaa The name is an alternate spelling for the Maori word, "korora" - the Little Penguin. Linus Torvalds, the original creator of Linu... [show more] The name is an alternate spelling for the Maori word, "korora" - the Little Penguin. Linus Torvalds, the original creator of Linux (a popular operating system kernel), was once bitten by a Little Penguin while on holiday in Australia. Reportedly, this encounter encouraged Torvalds to select Tux as the official Linux mascot/logo. http://kororaa.org/ [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 32 pts
11.	Vi Vi is an editor Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
12.	Gentoo A Gentoo is a species of a small, fast penguin, pronounced "gen-too" (the "g" in "Gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scie... [show more] A Gentoo is a species of a small, fast penguin, pronounced "gen-too" (the "g" in "Gentoo" is a soft "g", as in "gentle"). The scientific name of the Gentoo penguin is Pygoscelis papua. The name Gentoo has been given to the penguin by the inhabitants of the Malvinas Islands. http://www.gentoo.org/ [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 14 pts
13.	PHP PHP succeeds an older product, named PHP/FI. PHP/FI, which stood for Personal Home Page / Forms Interpreter, included some of the ... [show more] PHP succeeds an older product, named PHP/FI. PHP/FI, which stood for Personal Home Page / Forms Interpreter, included some of the basic functionality of PHP as we know it today. The language was completely rewritten and the implication of limited personal use that the PHP/FI 2.0 name held was removed. It was named plain 'PHP', with the meaning being a recursive acronym - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. http://www.php.net [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 13 pts
14.	Linux Linus Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system which he replaced with the Linux OS. He first named it Freax (a combinat... [show more] Linus Torvalds originally used the Minix OS on his system which he replaced with the Linux OS. He first named it Freax (a combination of "free", "freak", and the letter X to indicate that it is a Unix-like system), but his friend Ari Lemmke, who administered the FTP server where the Linux kernel was first hosted for downloading, gave Torvalds a directory called linux. (Torvalds & Diamond 2001:88) [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 12 pts
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This topic was started by rofranco on December 13th, 2006. 32 grupies have voted on one or more of the 14 answers.

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