Phoenix and Minotaur Get New Names 485
blazerw11 writes "Phoenix and Minotaur
have been officially renamed to Firebird for the browser and Thunderbird for the mail client. Interestingly, they're both named after cars I often see in my neighbors' lawns. At least these cars were pretty fast before they were put up on cinder blocks. Personally, I like the names and the browser is great. I'm writing this with one of the last Phoenix Nightlies."
wOOt! (Score:4, Funny)
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What about... (Score:3, Funny)
And we can call the IRC client ChunderWord, because that's basically the point of IRC chat.
(to "chunder" is to vomit)
"Phoenix" joins the Browser Relocation Program (Score:5, Funny)
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! (Score:1, Funny)
Why... (Score:5, Funny)
Why not Volvo XC90 or something? (Score:5, Funny)
Screenshots (Score:2, Funny)
Firebird [musclecar-logbook.net]
Thunderbird [musclecar-logbook.net]
Re:Chimera renamed to Camino (Score:5, Funny)
Kelso:
But it's an El Camino! Thats Spanish for "The Camino!"
Heck if they go for car names (Score:2, Funny)
Like, for example, Murcielago, which Car and Driver must have spent half a page telling people "This is how to pronounce this car's name."
And then you have citeroen and peugeot, which is pervasive, but still not easy to pronounce (correctly).
I mean, after commiting half an hour on the name alone, you are too invested (time wise) in the product to ever go anywhere else. I think that's how windows grab customers - by excruciating install processes. You invest the time in the install and don't really want to see that time "wasted" by going to another platform.
we can one-up them by using up people's time at the name alone!
ahem. so, anyway.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
In another surprise sequence of events, GCC was renamed GNU Caprice Classic and Emacs was renamed Pontiac Catalina.
Apparently as part of an prior agreement, the Chevy Tahoe was immediately renamed the GNU/Chevy Tahoe.
- Eric
Linux has been renamed (Score:0, Funny)
The gayest vehicle on the road. It comes with a stock flower holder.
Thunderbird Ghetto Wine (Score:2, Funny)
Car Names. (Score:5, Funny)
Joy.
Re:in related news... (Score:1, Funny)
In other developments TOHO copyright holders of Godzilla are considering their stance in all the flurry.
Question is (Score:5, Funny)
Does this mean.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What about... (Score:5, Funny)
Do you really think we need more subliminal suggestions of "Firenerd" in this economy?
Re:Bloody Codenames! (Score:5, Funny)
These names are getting cruder and cruder... Pretty soon we will see the new "Largenuts" northbridge and the "Bigcock" processor to go with it.
Maybe it's just me that's getting cruder?
Re:Question is (Score:5, Funny)
(laugh, it's a joke
Re:"Firebird" is also taken (Score:5, Funny)
Speak for yourself.
Re:in related news... (Score:4, Funny)
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Phoenix had to be renamed? (Score:4, Funny)
G(r)eeks (Score:2, Funny)
I guess in reality I 'live next' to two Tan Olds Cutlass Cieras, right close to the bar in the movie Fargo. Guess which city I live in!
rude poster... (Score:1, Funny)
Dinosaurs evolutioned to birds? (Score:2, Funny)
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*rimshot*
Under threat of legal action (Score:4, Funny)
In response the team will rename the Mozilla-based browser and email clients in the next release. In following with their current Greek theme, the team has been throwing around the names Muse [musecorp.com] for the browser and Pegasus [pmail.com] for Email.
Team members have a good "gut feeling" these names will not be confused with existing commercial products or trademarks.
Re:"Firebird" is also taken (Score:3, Funny)
Re:More name changes ahead? (Score:1, Funny)
And Mozilla itself will be renamed Marauder (Score:2, Funny)
Meanwhile, rumors from Redmond indicate they have begun on a project codenamed "Ricer" - no additional data found.
Firebird, Thunderbird, and Camino? (Score:3, Funny)
In other (redundant) news... (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:"Firebird" is also taken (Score:2, Funny)
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Don't tell me, let me guess:
You bought every color of Imac ever made, right?