A better name for spins... (was: Regarding Get Fedora page)

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On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ed Greshko
>>> I don't believe "Activities" has much meaning either...
>
> Mike Fedyk:
>> I agree.  I think the word "edition" is better.  Fedora KE (KDE
>> Edition)  Fedora GE (Gnome Edition) etc...
>
> Activities doesn't mean anything about discs to me, either.  It sounds
> more like where you'd find out about user group meetings.  If you were
> going to name differently oriented disc releases, there's three names
> that spring to mind:  discs, releases, versions, and editions.
>
> e.g. Fedora Gnome disc
>     Fedora Gnome release
>     Fedora Gnome edition

In the USA, spin has a negative connotation.  See "spin doctor".

Is the name "spin" in fedora open to be changed?  Hopefully a word can
be chosen that doesn't have a pejorative use in some area...
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