Perhaps so, but hey, at least we have that idea there IF the time comes.
Would be nice, for sure.
With regard to whether or not its possible, I say, as long as slackware,
voi and gentoo are still alive, there are programs for us to use to make a
debian fork work. The supporting software is there.
On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 at 08:42, golinux <golinux@???> wrote:
> Tito . . .
>
> I have no idea what to make of your suggestion . . . wasted bytes . . .
>
> The release after excalibur MUST begin with and "F" and also be the name
> of a minor planet in our solar system.
>
> In addition it needs to provide inspiration for a color palette for the
> desktop theming.
>
> But . . . it would be much more beneficial to Devuan if that energy put
> into fantasizing would be put into solving problems in the here and now.
> Who knows if it will even be possible to fork Debian by the time an "F"
> named release is up for development. Heck . . . the planet might not
> even be habitable by then. We are waaaaay ahead of ourselves . . .
>
> golinux
>
>
> On 2023-01-06 02:16, tito wrote:
> > On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 08:41:00 +0100
> > Antonio Rendina <arendina13@???> wrote:
> >
> >> I do like Freia, I also like the science names, but I see that we are
> >> in
> >> a fantasy/pagan sequence, so maybe Freia fits better.
> >>
> >> Antonio
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > i would like to suggest an out of sequence name
> > that in my opinion perfectly fits devuan and devuanists: Naked Mole Rat
> >
> > The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), also known as the sand
> > puppy,[4]
> > is a burrowing rodent native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya,
> > notably in
> > Somali regions. It is closely related to the blesmols and is the only
> > species in the
> > genus Heterocephalus.[5]
> >
> > The naked mole-rat exhibits a highly unusual set of physiological and
> > behavioral
> > traits that allow it to thrive in a harsh underground environment; most
> > notably
> > its being the only mammalian thermoconformer with an almost entirely
> > ectothermic
> > (cold-blooded) form of body temperature regulation,[6] as well as
> > exhibiting a complex
> > social structure split between reproductive and non-reproductive
> > castes, making it
> > and the closely-related Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) the
> > only widely
> > recognized examples of eusociality (the highest classification of
> > sociality) in mammals.
> > [7][8] The naked mole-rat lacks pain sensitivity in its skin, and has
> > very low metabolic
> > and respiratory rates. It is also remarkable for its longevity and its
> > resistance to cancer
> > and oxygen deprivation.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat
> >
> >
> >> Il 06/01/23 08:24, Rob Pearce ha scritto:
> >> > On 06/01/2023 05:22, onefang wrote:
> >> >> can we please NOT
> >> >> use a name that is hard to figure out how to spell it by ordinary
> English
> >> >> users?
> >> >
> >> > <grumpy old man> With the state of most English speakers today, that
> >> > rules out everything </grumpy old man>
> >> >
> >> > (Actually it's not an ageist comment. I participate on some forums
> where
> >> > nearly all the members are past retirement and native English by
> birth,
> >> > have lived here all their lives, and can't spell for toffee.)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I was going to say that I rather favour Freia, for the mythic quality
> >> > that fits well with Beowulf, Chimaera, and Daedalus.
> >> >
> >> > Fibonacci feels out of sequence with them
> >> >
> >> > Fourier threatens to transform things too much
> >> >
> >> > Faraday might feel like a cage, and none of us want that
> >> >
> >> > I'll get me coat...
> >> >
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