Final name change! (was Re: gnostic)
- From: Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>
- To: gnome list <gnome-list gnome org>, Gnome developer list <gnome-devel-list gnome org>
- Subject: Final name change! (was Re: gnostic)
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:40:22 +0000
* jack wallen, jr (jlwallen@iglou.com) wrote:
> i just want to point out to everyone that the word Gnostic has some fairly
> religious undertones. (actually in a 'new age' kinda religious way) which
> believes that man was created by a demi-God, who was blundering at best,
> malefic at worst. The Gnostic believes that Mankind must liberate itself
> from the grip of material existence and find a way to return to the land
> of his origin.
>
> i'd avoid that name. but that's just my two cents
Ok. I've had _many_ emails like this one. I didn't get the religious
conotations in my Concise Oxford dictionary... I checked in a huge
volume, and yes, a Gnostic (capital G) means a religious heretic.
Drat.
New working title - Gnerudite.
(I like the Gn, the association with Gnome appeals to me).
Thanks Sergey!
If anyone has any problems with this, let me know soon!
Could a developer rename my module? Havoc?
Thanks folks.
Tom.
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